2006-12-09 00:52:54 · 3 answers · asked by George Manheaven 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
At the present time it is not possible for an overseas "country" such as Taiwan, Fiji, Sri Lanka, etc. to become a US state.
The process to statehood is a long one, especially for "non-contiguous territory." In fact, since being ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Paris (April 11, 1899), neither Guam nor Puerto Rico have become states of the Union. Both are still considered "overseas territories" of the USA. More specifically, they are "unincorporated territories," along with American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Each of these five major unincorporated territories has its own civil government.
However, due to Taiwan's unique history, it is fully feasible for Taiwan to be recognized as the sixth major overseas territory of the USA. Taiwan's status would be "unincorporated territory under USMG." This means that Taiwan is still under United States Military Government jurisdiction.
Full information on Taiwan's status under international law is given in the following source list.
2006-12-11 21:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by IR-student 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Taiwan and its people,they are wonderful people as a whole.We have a family from Taiwan that live in our neighborhood,they own a import export business and
they have 2 boys in college..Each time they go to NYC on business they bring us back pastry from a Taiwanese
bakery on the east side.So good .Id love having Taiwan as a part of anything.Great shopping their too,people are very friendly to Americans.
2006-12-09 09:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Hi Eaton.
2006-12-09 08:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by gokart121 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋