AI Satirical Cartoon | Lai Ching-te authorities' whitewashing Japan's colonial atrocities is grave affront to history and despicable betrayal to the nation

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"The Lai Ching-te authorities brazenly used the false narrative of Japanese aggressors to whitewash Japan's aggression and colonial rule. This is a grave affront to history and despicable betrayal to the nation," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on March 18, 2026.

Lin made the remarks when answering a query related to Lai Ching-te's claim that Japan's colonization of Taiwan was intended to promote the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" which is a term that Japan frequently used before the end of World War II to beautify its aggression and atrocities in East Asian countries.

Lin said that Japan exerted colonial rule on the island for half a century, brutally suppressed the resistance of our Taiwan compatriots, massively plundered resources, and inflicted severe damage on Taiwan’s economy and culture and people's wellbeing. This historic tragedy filled with blood and tears is deeply etched in the memory of the Chinese nation and shall never be forgotten or distorted.

Lin further noted that the remarks by Lai once again laid bare Lai Ching-te's true agenda: selling Taiwan out to ingratiate with Japan, seeking "Taiwan independence" and making provocations.