The "National Anthem of the Republic of China" is the national anthem of the Republic of China (ROC). It was originally adopted in 1930 by the ROC as its national anthem and was used as such in mainland China until 1949, when the central government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan following its defeat by the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War. It replaced the "Song to the Auspicious Cloud", which had been used as the Chinese national anthem before. The national anthem was adopted on October 25, 1945 after the surrender of Japan. Mainland China, being governed by People's Republic of China today, has discontinued this national anthem for "March of the Volunteers".