Taiwan compatriots fought to liberate nation

Exhibition in Fujian province details cross-Strait resistance against Japanese invaders

An exhibition of documents detailing a special task force from Taiwan opened over the weekend in Fuzhou, Fujian province, highlighting the history of Taiwan compatriots resisting Japanese aggression supported by the Communist Party of China.

On display are some 240 archival documents and historical photographs — about 30 of which are being shown for the first time — that detail the courageous deeds of the Taiwan volunteer corps, a group of patriotic compatriots from Taiwan who fought Japanese aggression on the Chinese mainland.

The founder of the force, Li Yu-bang, was born in 1906 in Taiwan, and his family migrated to the island from the Chinese mainland five generations ago.