So, since the US is backing China on this why has the US decided to sell Taiwan billions of dollars of arms?
2007-09-22 13:12:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070917/world/china_us_taiwan_military_weapons
2007-09-22 13:24:51 · update #1
ebmid -- good answer but I don't really believe that China would discontinue dealing with the US and the rest of the west.
Countries of the west should begin talks on moving toward the recognization of Taiwan.
I do wonder how well Taiwan is fairing economically because China seems to be taking over manufacturing that Taiwan used to do.
2007-09-22 13:31:02 · update #2
China is wrong but it sure is a big problem.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070917/world/china_us_taiwan_military_weapon
2007-09-22 13:42:27 · update #3
Yes Paul. I agree.
2007-09-22 14:09:17 · update #4
The US doesn't *officially* recognize Taiwan. But the US unofficially recognizes it. And the US supports Taiwan more than the People's Republic of China, which is why it sells arms to Taiwan, and gives aid to Taiwan, and says it will defend Taiwan if the People's Republic of China attacks it.
So the question is: If the US supports Taiwan more than the People's Republic of China, then why doesn't the US officially recognize Taiwan? And the answer is: Because if it did, then the People's Republic of China wouldn't deal with the US.
2007-09-22 13:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The US cannot recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation because Taiwan is not a sovereign nation.
Taiwan does not meet the Montevideo Convention's criteria for statehood.
As a simple example of this, consider the issue of "defined territory." In order for the Republic of China on Taiwan to be considered a sovereign nation, it would have to be holding the territorial sovereignty of the areas of "Formosa and the Pescadores."
However, there are no international legal documents which can prove that the ROC is holding the territorial sovereignty of these areas.
Certainly, none of the Allies recognized any transfer of the territorial sovereignty of Formosa and the Pescadores to the ROC on Oct. 25, 1945, the date of the surrender of Japanese troops in Taiwan.
In the post war peace treaty, Japan renounced all right, title, and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores, but the ROC was not specified as the "receiving country."
Hence, there is no way under international law that the ROC/Taiwan can be considered a sovereign nation.
Note: Up until Dec. 31, 1978, the United States recognized the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China, (but not including Taiwan.) In fact, the United States has never recognized the forcible incorporation of Taiwan into Chinese territory.
2007-09-22 22:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by IR-student 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. "acknowledges" there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China. The U.S. sells arms to Taiwan based on the Taiwan Relation Act. Beside, arms deals are BIG business. The U.S. is the #1 seller of weapons and arms supplies in the world. The more rivalries we create, the more arms we sell!
2007-09-22 13:27:29 · answer #3 · answered by Phil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its been a balancing act continuously. This grew to become into happening way before Bush. Its no longer worry, yet its easily completed to no longer piss them off. Tibet for the checklist hasn't been a soveriegn united states of america because of the fact the 1700's FYI. Taiwan is an island of folk who lost a revolution. recognizing Taiwan is like England nevertheless claiming the U. S. as theirs.
2016-10-05 04:56:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is China who refuses to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation, I haven't heard of the US being guilty of what you speak of. Besides being that China is buying up as quickly as possible all of the US debts, it would make it difficult for us to support either in this endeavor. So the US is standing neutral at this time. Who knows it may change in the near future as Taiwan ask for recognition in the UN and the US will be faced with that hard-lined decision if China is against it. It will be very interesting to see what the US position will be at that moment.
2007-09-22 13:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
what else could they do?? USA doesn't want a war with China and can't afford one either, the only option is to unofficially recognize Taiwan and avoid a war
ebmid2 had the best answer here
2007-09-22 13:57:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the U.S. does and China doesn't. The only reason China doesn't invade Taiwan and take them over as part of China is our military presence in the Sea.
2007-09-22 13:19:35 · answer #7 · answered by Irish 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think you have it backwards. China does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation
2007-09-22 13:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋