In reviewing the history of Taiwan beginning in the mid-1940's, many researchers are now claiming that the Japanese surrender ceremonies on Oct. 25, 1945, only marked the beginning of the military occupation of the areas of "Formosa and the Pescadores."
In other words, there was no "Taiwan Retrocession Day." Indeed, none of the Allied countries recognized any transfer of the sovereignty of "Formosa and the Pescadores" to China in 1945.
With this analysis firmly in mind, it would then appear that when the ROC moved its central government to occupied Taiwan in mid-Dec. 1949, it became a government in exile.
Furthermore, international law specifies that there are no actions which a government in exile can take to be recognized as the legal government of its current locality of residence.
This would explain why, despite all the democratic advances made by the ROC in Taiwan in the past two decades, it is still shunned by the international community.
Opinions anyone?
2007-07-18
22:02:49
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