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The Taiwan Affairs Office said the Democratic Progressive Party was trying to undermine the official account, and spokeswoman Zhang Han called the move a betrayal of history.","category":"Politics","area":"China","publishedAt":"2026-09-30T07:05:12.588Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-30T05:59:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-30T07:05:12.588Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Includes named spokesperson Zhang Han, official Taiwan Affairs Office statement, dates, and six independent digests.","critic":"Provides reason for dispute, quotes spokesperson, clear facts, specific dates and names, and reads cohesively.","hype":"Digest language is measured and proportional, without sensational exaggeration."}},"tags":["#ChinaTaiwan","#WorldWarII","#HistoryDispute","#TaiwanPolitics","#China","#InternationalRelations"],"entities":["China","Taiwan","Democratic Progressive Party","Zhang Han","Taiwan Affairs Office"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["China’s government accused Taiwan of desecrating the martyrs with its criticism of Beijing’s World War Two interpretation.","Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is trying to undermine China’s official war narrative.","Spokeswoman Zhang Han described Taiwan’s actions as a betrayal of history.","The dispute was reported on Wednesday 30 September 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On Wednesday 30 September 2026 China’s government publicly accused Taiwan of “desecrating the martyrs” after the island criticised Beijing’s interpretation of World War Two history. The Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said the Democratic Progressive Party, which governs Taiwan, was attempting to undermine the official Chinese account of the war. Spokeswoman Zhang Han characterised the Taiwanese criticism as a betrayal of history."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The accusation centres on a disagreement over which government led the resistance to Japan during the conflict and how the legacy of that resistance should be presented. 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