TAIPEI -- A U.S. statement on the status of Taiwan after World War II has tugged on a sensitive political thread that divides the island, drawing applause from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party administration but criticism from the biggest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT).
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Statement rejecting China's view of WWII documents highlights divide in Taipei
An event commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Aug. 16. © Reuters
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