Today, Taiwan celebrates its national day. However, it is also an occasion for serious reflection on what this country’s national day means, for the very notion carries with it an inherent contradiction. It is called Double Ten National Day because it is the commemoration of the Wuchang Uprising that began on the 10th day of the 10th month in 1911 in China’s Hubei Province. The contradiction is of a country celebrating its national day as an entity birthed in another land. There is an argument to be made that using the commemoration of the ROC to mark the national day is, in itself divisive and not inclusive.

Source: Taipei Times October 09, 2019 15:59 UTC