China erects monument in Egypt to commemorate 1943 Cairo Declaration

China has erected a monument to the World War II Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House Hotel in Egypt where the document was signed.

Agreed by China, the United States and Britain on 1 December 1943, the declaration stated that the three allies would ensure that all territories taken from China by Japan would be returned.

They included Northeast China, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands.

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