"In previous histories, the war between China and Japan was always 'The War of Resistance Against Japan.' History books never mentioned that there were Taiwanese who fought on the Japanese side," says Cheng Li-ling, who handled the Wartime Experiences of Taiwanese Soldiers in the Japanese Army oral history for the Taipei County Cultural Center.
「在過去的歷史記憶裡，中日戰爭就是『抗戰』，歷史教科書從來沒有『台灣人為日本人打仗』的這段」，為台北縣立文化中心撰寫「台灣人日本兵的戰爭經驗」口述歷史作者的鄭麗玲說。