Beijing is reportedly working to reintegrate the legacy of Communist Party spies executed in Taiwan into its broader reunification narrative. This initiative is centered in Fujian province, the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, serving as a crucial location for Beijing's cross-strait messaging. The move aims to reshape the historical context surrounding these operatives.

Fujian province, the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, is an important site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the first of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang examines how Beijing is framing the executions of Communist Party spies in Taiwan within a reunification narrative. A courtyard house in an old quarter of Fuzhou, capital of the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian, has become the unlikeliest of national pilgrimage sites. For decades, the residence at No 1...