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China Ambassador Says Taiwan Reunification Inevitable in Nairobi

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Ambassador Guo Haiyan declared Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China inevitable at a Nairobi photo exhibition.
The exhibition “Remembering Taiwan’s Restoration, Advancing National Reunification” opened on October 23, 2026 at China Square, Karen.
Guo cited the Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Proclamation and Japan’s 1945 surrender as legal basis for the one-China principle.
Nairobi denied visas to Taiwanese scholars for a Mombasa ocean conference, reflecting Beijing’s diplomatic pressure.

History

Historical Context

At the Cairo Conference in November 1943, Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek issued the Cairo Declaration promising that Formosa and the Pescadores would be restored to the Republic of China. The 1951 Treaty of San Francisco, signed by 48 nations including the United States and United Kingdom, formally renounced Japanese sovereignty over Taiwan. In Nairobi 2026, Ambassador Guo Haiyan cited the declaration to press Taiwan’s diplomatic partners.

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Story summary

Ambassador Guo Haiyan declared Taiwan’s reunification with mainland China inevitable at a Nairobi photo exhibition.
The exhibition “Remembering Taiwan’s Restoration, Advancing National Reunification” opened on October 23, 2026 at China Square, Karen.
Guo cited the Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Proclamation and Japan’s 1945 surrender as legal basis for the one-China principle.
Nairobi denied visas to Taiwanese scholars for a Mombasa ocean conference, reflecting Beijing’s diplomatic pressure.

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