Comments by "Zack Smith" (@zacksmith5644) on "South China Morning Post"
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1)In 1894, Japan invaded China and Korea, the
Qing govt was defeated and signed the [Treaty of
Shimonoseki] to cede Taiwan Island to Japan.
2) During the WW2 at the Cairo Conference
held in 1943, J China asked the transfer of
Taiwan's sovereignty back to China after the
war. This content was included in the [Cairo
Declaration] and later reiterated in the [Potsdam
Proclamation] that it should be implemented.
3) In 14 Aug & 2 Sept 1945, the Emperor and
govt of Japan issued the [End War Edict] and
[Japanese Instrument of Surrender], 1 Japan
surrendered and accepted the [Potsdam
Proclamation] . The Japanese troops in Taiwan
surrendered to KMT General CKS. Taiwan
re-entered the territory of the Republic of China
. (ROC).4) Soon after that China civil war broke out in
between KMT and CCP, the KMT was defeated
and fled to Taiwan. However, due to US
intervention, J the CCP without strong navy at that
time has no ability to unify Taiwan. The CCP then
established the People's Republic of China (PRC)
in1949. The civil war continues.
5) In1971,UN Resolution No. 2758 ruled that
the PRC had obtained the representation rights
and all legal rights originally owned by the ROC
in the UN That means the PRC is China's only
legal govt under international law. Today the PRC
also become China's only legal govt recognized
by 181 countries around the world - including the
USA.
"The USA recognizes the Government of the PRC
as the sole legal Government of China.
"The USA acknowledges the Chinese position
that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of"The USA recognizes the Government of the PRC
as the sole legal Government of China.
"The USA acknowledges the Chinese position
that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of
China."
Joint Cummunique on the Establishment of
Diplomatic relations between the PRC and the
USA in 1979.
Please refer to President Jimmy Carter - S Speech
on Relations with China.
6 Therefore, J according to international law,
international reality, J and the wishes of the 1.4
billion Chinese people, Taiwan should return to
PRC and the PRC have every rights to protect it's
sovereign integrityu2780
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