On August 15, 1945, Japan announced its surrender. On August 29, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Chen Yi, then the head of Fujian Province, as the head of Taiwan Province. On October 25, the Republic of China began to take over Taiwan and Penghu. In 1949, the Republic of China government moved to Taipei after the defeat of the Chinese Civil War; because of it, Fujian and Taiwan faced a long confrontation. In 1979, at the beginning of the Chinese economic reform, the mainland issued the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan", replacing the original "Liberation of Taiwan" with "peaceful reunification." In response, Chiang Ching-kuo responded with the "Three Noes" in Taiwan.