On May 31, 1945, U.S. bombers launched the deadliest air raid on Taiwan of World War II, killing an estimated 3,000 people in a single day and devastating much of central Taipei. Eighty years later, the bombing is largely forgotten, with few public memorials and little recognition in Taiwan’s historical narrative. Experts say Cold War politics and Taiwan’s complex identity under Japanese rule have obscured the memory of the attack, despite its lasting impact.
