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Is it wrong to show Taiwan army officers a film about KMT forces fighting Japan in WWII?

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Lawrence Chung
Is it wrong to show Taiwan army officers a film about KMT forces fighting Japan in WWII?

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A Taiwanese army officer has been punished for screening The Eight Hundred, a mainland Chinese war film depicting Kuomintang (KMT) forces fighting Japanese troops during World War II. The punishment has triggered a political row on the island over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions in Taiwan as well as historical interpretation and military education on the island. The controversy emerged after ruling Dem...

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A Taiwanese army officer has been punished for screening The Eight Hundred, a mainland Chinese war film depicting Kuomintang (KMT) forces fighting Japanese troops during World War II. The punishment has triggered a polit...

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