Historical Memory of the End of Pacific War Contested Between the KMT and DPP
Commemorations in Taiwan regarding the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War earlier this month have proven politically charged between the DPP and KMT. This may not be surprising, insofar as present-day concerns have been projected onto World War II, and Taiwan is sometimes discussed as a potential flashpoint for another global conflict along the lines of past world wars...
