Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says

South China Morning Post Political StrategyNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Lawrence ChungApril 8, 2026 at 11:14 AM

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Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), stated that Japanese "imperialist forces" divided mainland China and Taiwan. Cheng made the remarks during a visit to Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing on Wednesday. She attributed Taiwan's separation to China's defeat in the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895, which led to Taiwan becoming a Japanese colony. Cheng highlighted the hopes of Taiwanese intellectuals after the 1911 revolution for China to reclaim Taiwan. She also stated that internal conflicts contributed to China's suffering, and that cross-strait divisions are rooted in the historical wound created by the Sino-Japanese war.

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Taiwan became a Japanese colony after China's defeat in the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895.

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Cheng Li-wun blamed Japanese “imperialist forces” for dividing mainland China and Taiwan.

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Cross-strait divisions remain rooted in the wound created 130 years ago by the first Sino-Japanese war.

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Taiwanese people were “filled with excitement” after the 1911 revolution.

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Qing dynasty 40% Nanjing 50% Taiwan Strait 60% First Sino-Japanese War ×270% Sun Yat-sen 70% Japan ×270% Kuomintang (KMT) 80% Cheng Li-wun ×290% Taiwan ×490% China ×490%

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taiwan 100% china 90% sino-japanese war 80% imperialist forces 70% cross-strait divisions 70% japanese colonial rule 60% internal conflicts 50% kmt 50% sun yat-sen 40%