All walks of life in Taiwan pay attention to the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth and call on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to meet each other halfway

China News Service, Taipei, November 12th November 12th is the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. All walks of life in Taiwan are paying close attention to this and call for carrying forward the spirit of Dr. Sun Yat-sen to promote the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to meet each other halfway and enhance mutual trust.

On the 12th, Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang Cheng Li-wen led a delegation to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei to lay flowers and pay tribute at the "Zhongshan Forest of Steles". The Kuomintang Cultural Affairs Bureau issued a press release on the same day stating that the Kuomintang adheres to Sun Yat-sen's concept of "revitalizing China" and believes that commemorating Dr. Sun Yat-sen should bear historical responsibility. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait have accumulated mutual trust through exchanges and are moving toward each other in the process of revitalizing China.

Hong Xiuzhu, the former chairman of the Kuomintang, posted on social media that commemorating Mr. Sun Yat-sen lies in shouldering historical responsibilities and seeking a solution for long-term peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait through peaceful dialogue and exchange of understanding.

The "Human World Taichung" cultural exchange base has held lectures commemorating the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in recent days. Lan Bozhou, publisher of Renjian Publishing House, reviewed the relationship between Sun Yat-sen and Taiwan's anti-Japanese movement, saying that "from this we can see that Taiwan and the motherland share the same breath and destiny." Lin Guanghui, a descendant of the Lin family in Wufeng, tells the story of his grandfather Lin Zumi following Sun Yat-sen and joining the revolution.

Lin Ling, director of the Taiwan Popular Culture Studio, pointed out that sorting out historical facts aims to help Taiwanese society, especially the younger generation, understand the historical roots of shared weal and woe across the Taiwan Strait and promote mutual understanding.

The Taiwan Workers' Party issued a statement stating that in the face of the current tensions across the Taiwan Strait and the political and economic difficulties on the island, commemorating Sun Yat-sen is not simply historical nostalgia. The "Taiwan independence" separatist forces have betrayed the interests of the nation and have no intention of solving the people's livelihood difficulties. The party calls on all walks of life on the island to base their efforts on the position of the Chinese nation and strive for peaceful reunification.

An editorial in Taiwan's "China Times" on the 11th mentioned that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities were unwilling to solemnly commemorate the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth, and also prevented Taiwanese people from going to the mainland to participate in related commemorative activities. This reflected not self-confidence, but a fear of history. The editorial believes that both sides of the Taiwan Strait should use peace as the method and reunification as the direction of joint efforts to establish political mutual trust.