A 70th anniversary Cairo Declaration exhibition is being staged at Academia Historica in Taipei City, commemorating the ties between the ROC, U.K. and U.S. during World War II, according to event organizer the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nov. 28.
Issued in 1943 by late ROC President Chiang Kai-shek, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the landmark pact is the first international legal paper stipulating the return of Taiwan to the ROC after the second world war, a MOFA official said.
Featuring historical documents, letters, photographs and video clips furnished by institutions and news agencies from home and abroad, the exhibition highlights the ROC’s contribution as a member of the Allies in World War II and promoter of world peace.
“It also draws attention to the historical fact substantiating the country’s sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands in the East China Sea and Dongsha [Pratas] Islands, Nansha [Spratly] Islands, Xisha [Paracel] Islands and Zhongsha Islands [Macclesfield Bank] in the South China Sea, as well as the surrounding waters,” the official added.
Co-organized by National Chengchi University, Chinese Society of International Law and National Palace Museum, all based in Taipei City, the exhibition runs until Jan. 25. A special launch ceremony is being held Dec. 1, with guests including John H. Chiang, grandson of Chiang, and Emma Mary Soames, granddaughter of Churchill.
In addition, an international conference will be staged the same day. More than 20 experts, officials and scholars from Japan, the Netherlands, U.K. and U.S. will discuss the historical significance, impact and legal basis of the pact from the perspectives of international law, politics and diplomatic history. (SFC-JSM)
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