China Erects Monument to Cairo Declaration in Egypt, Citing It as Basis for Taiwan Unification

"The Return of Taiwan to China Is an Outcome of Victory in World War II"

China has erected a monument in Cairo, Egypt, related to the Cairo Declaration. The Cairo Declaration has long served as one of the justifications cited by China for the unification of Taiwan.

The "Cairo Declaration Monument" installed by China in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Chinese Embassy in Egypt announced on its website on May 3 that "to commemorate the announcement of the 'Cairo Declaration' at the Marriott Mena House in Egypt, China has built a monument at the Mena House." The embassy added, "The area where the monument is installed is currently under renovation, and it will be opened to the public once the work is completed."

According to photos released by the embassy, the inscription at the center of the monument reads in Chinese: "This monument commemorates the signing of the Cairo Declaration at this site. The return of Taiwan to China is both an outcome of the victory in World War II and an important component of the postwar international order."

The "Cairo Declaration," issued on December 1, 1943, by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, stipulated the following: ▲ All islands in the Pacific that Japan had seized or occupied since the start of World War I in 1914 would be stripped from Japan; ▲ Manchuria, Taiwan, and the Penghu Islands, which Japan had taken from China, would be returned to China; and ▲ Korea would become an independent nation at an appropriate time.

Based on this, China has consistently asserted that the Cairo Declaration serves as the historical and legal foundation for the "return of Taiwan."

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