80 Years On From the Cairo Declaration, Historians Remain Divided

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By Devin Tsai/Klein Wang/Sam Hui/Jeremy Olivier/Ed Moon

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December 1 marks the 80th anniversary of the Cairo Declaration of World War II, when Churchill, Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek said Formosa (Taiwan) would return to China after the defeat of Japan. Historians in Taiwan remain divided on the historical and legal significance of the document.

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