July 13 Penghu incident

Instance of human rights abuse during the White Terror

July 13 Penghu incidentPart of White Terror (Taiwan)

Native name|  七一三澎湖事件
Date| July 13, 1949; 76 years ago (1949-07-13)
Location| Penghu, China
Type| Forced conscription by the Republic of China
Outcome| Two principals and five students executed, unknown number of students killed
Deaths| 7+ (Initial casualties of July 13 unknown)

The July 13 Penghu incident (from Chinese: 七一三澎湖事件) refers to a forced conscription of refugees that occurred during the Republic of China's (ROC) White Terror in 1949.[1]

5000 students and teachers fleeing the Chinese Civil War from Shandong in mainland China were relocated to the Penghu archipelago near the island of Taiwan.[1] The ROC promised that their education would continue while serving as part-time soldiers. Instead, the refugees were made full-time soldiers. Student protests broke out on July 13 and were violently suppressed by the military. Some protesters being stabbed with bayonets, while others were reportedly killed.[1][2]

Some teachers and principals publicly supported the students;[1] some may have attempted to notify higher authorities of the abuses. In response, the military arrested hundreds of students toward the end of July. The prisoners were tortured into false confessions of being communist spies. The supportive teachers and principals were implicated and arrested. 40 stood trial in Taipei. Two principals and five students[2] were publicly executed;[1] their deaths were announced on December 12.[2]

News article discussing the seven executions

In 2019, the 70th anniversary, the incident was commemorated by an exhibition from the National Human Rights Museum of Taiwan. The exhibition was hosted at the Penghu Reclamation Hall in Penghu and the Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park in Taipei.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "70th Anniversary of the July 13 Penghu Incident". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. ^ a b c Cheung, Han (July 10, 2016). "Students, soldiers and spies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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