Beijing pledges to back Taiwan’s pro-unification ‘patriots’ as it marks key anniversary

Beijing pledged to support pro-unification forces in Taiwan on Sunday as it mounted a concerted publicity campaign on Sunday to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over the island.

October 25 was formally established by Beijing last year as an official memorial date known as “Taiwan Restoration Day”.

Song said the Chinese nation had an “indivisible cross-strait history” rooted in shared bloodlines.