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If is Taiwan is US territory under the San Francisco Peace Treaty, why doesn't Kerr mention it?
In "Formosa Betrayed" by George H. Kerr he tells all about Formosa in the post war years. He was in the state dept. and was obviously very sympathetic to the Formosan cause. He's a professional, so why doesn't he specifically mention this key thing?
In "Formosa Betrayed" by George H. Kerr he tells all about Formosa in the post war years. He was in the state dept. and was obviously very sympathetic to the Formosan cause. He's a professional, so why doesn't he specifically mention this key thing?
Since Oct. 25, 1945, Taiwan has been occupied territory.
There has been no change in that status to date.
When reading General Order No. 1 of Sept. 2, 1945, The troops of Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China were brought to Formosa by the US Navy and delegated all details regarding the surrender of Japanese troops in Taiwan.and the military occupation of Taiwan began QUESTION: Who is the "Principal occupying power" as spoken of in the Hague and Geneva Conventions?
The answer must be: the United States of America.
Further, in The San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951, Japan ceded Taiwan without a recipient. The USA is named as the principal occupying power.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
We can only conclude that George Kerr was not an expert on the legal aspects of military occupation, and was unfamiliar with the application and interpretation of laws of war issues in occupied territory such as Taiwan.
Even in the United States today, very few people are able to read the post-war San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1952 and correctly interpret Taiwan's status as "occupied territory of the United States of America" from its provisions.
Such interpretative ability takes a quite in-depth knowledge of laws of war issues.
"Formosa Betrayed" does not go into extensive analysis of the legal details regarding Taiwan's status. Although the author is clearly stating that the people of Formosa were betrayed, he does not actually offer any "solutions" for solving the problem .......
There were a number of videos posted on YouTube recently which explore the Taiwan status question in detail. The analysis which the commentator gives there is much more detailed than anything you can find in "Formosa Betrayed," so those videos might be an excellent reference for anyone wanting to understand Taiwan's true international legal position as an overseas territory of the United States.
On Oct. 25, 2004, former Secretary of State Powell said: "Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation." Of course Secretary Powell was speaking of territorial sovereignty. There are no international treaties or other agreements which have ever transferred the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan to China (either ROC or PRC), or to any other governmental entity on Taiwan.
The Republic of China on Taiwan is (1) a subordinate occupying power, beginning Oct. 25, 1945, and (2) a government in exile, beginning mid-December 1949.
As a government in exile, the ROC will never be recognized (by the international community) as the legal government of its current locality of residence. Hence, ROC/Taiwan will never be able to enter the United Nations.
Source(s): http://www.taiwankey.net/dc/viewpoint.htm - 1 decade ago
Taiwan is still a province of China, and although they made a quick and nearly complete transition to democracy in the 1970's with their business agreements with many US companies, and support from the US government . . . and despite the fact that THEY see themselves as an independent nation . . . they are still a province of China, and China has recently threatened Taiwan if they sought with their free elections, to vote to break-away from China.
The island state has the distinction of being a landmass NOT actually attached to Mainland China, . . . and with their "modern" wealth, and partial isolation from China WELL ingrained in the minset and generation of Taiwanese . . . it's no wonder they don't like China's represssive and threatening government. But they are still today, a province of China.
If anyone wonders what a "democracy" can do . . . even in places like Iraq . . . look at Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Italy and yes-wussy Spain. They all once had governmental regimes that were oppressive and fascist at fairly recent points in time/ history. It CAN change, . . . but it may take some time and patience, which many US Americans are sorely lacking-in, and/or easily disuaded from the ideology, having little or none of their own to start with. Can't blame them for that. But we CAN thank the useless public schools and the ever-so-useless MSM. Exactly . . . What DO US American's stand for?? Common language? Common societal norms? Any commonality left anymore, or are we as fractured as Europe and the religious devotion to "Diversity" and pointing-out how "different" eveyone is??!?
Sorry, got off-track. Taiwan is NOT, though not because they didn't want to be, a US territory. Politically, it has not been feasable.
Source(s): History affectionado - 1 decade ago
The US only has four territories and Taiwan is not one of them.
The Four US territories are, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Somoa Islands.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Taiwan is a souvereign state, not the territory of the US.
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- ?Lv 61 decade ago
When you read history, do you not pay attention to the note that says, "Professional historian; do not try this at home"?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
What?
