Taiwan compatriots fought to liberate nation
Exhibition in Fujian province details cross-Strait resistance against Japanese invaders
The CPC's guiding role
Fan Weidong, the first curator of the Taiwan Volunteer Corps Memorial Hall in Jinhua, Zhejiang, said that this force was "the largest, longest-lasting and most influential team formed by Taiwan compatriots during the war".
"In the great tide of China's resistance against Japanese aggression, Taiwan compatriots were never absent. This is also one of the achievements of our united front against Japan," he said.
Lan Po-chou, a writer from Taiwan and publisher of Renjian Publishing Co, said that after the formation of the united front in 1937, Taiwan compatriots saw hope for Taiwan's return to the motherland and they pinned their hopes on the nation's victory.
More than 50,000 Taiwan people are estimated to have returned to the mainland during the war to join the resistance — some even making their way to Yan'an, the heart of CPC-led revolutionary efforts, Lan said.
