Taiwan is not part of China. Period!!

This group stands for the recognition of the political reality, not the false claim or diplomatic rhetoric.

Member GSTI
Global Summit for Taiwanese Independence

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Please be aware of the term "China." Whether Taiwanese people like it or not, most people say "China" to mean not the cultural entity, but the People's Republic of China.

This group is a response to the "Face It - Taiwan Is Part of China" group. It doesn't matter whether you think that Taiwan is part of China or that it should be part of China. Taiwan isn't!

Taiwan is NOT part of China!
Support the REAL democracy in Asia!
Beijing should respect the will of Taiwan and understand that military will not solve the problem.

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Here is a list of political entities that have ruled Taiwan:

The Dutch Empire (1624-62): Ruled Southern Taiwan and drove out Spanish in the north.

The Spanish Empire (1626- 42): Ruled Northern Taiwan.

The Ming Empire (1662-83): Taiwan was an outpost for a great anti-Qing general, a Ming loyalist.

The Qing Empire (1683-1895): Taiwan was became a province of the Qing Empire in 1882.

The Republic of Formosa (1895): This was a short-lived republic formed in response to the abandonment of Taiwan by the Qing Empire.

The Japanese Empire (1895-1945): The Japanese left a double legacy, both suppressing the Taiwanese and substantially modernizing the island.

Republic of China (1945-present): The Kuomintang acquired the right to administer Taiwan from Japan after its defeat in WWII. The island has been in the control of ROC government since then.

N.B.: The People's Republic of China has never ruled Taiwan.

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Per the provisions in Article 2 of San Francisco Peace Treaty, the Japanese formally renounced the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan and Penghu islands, and the treaty was signed in 1951 and came into force in 1952. Due to the fact China had no one certain legitimate government in power at the time of treaty signing, none of the governments claimed to be the rightful representative of China that time was invited to the treaty signing as neither shown full and complete legal capacity in entering into an international legally binding agreement.

Taiwan and Penghu Islands, as of the moment when the SFPT came into force, becomes a limbo cession with its political status undetermined. The treaty is to be in conformity with the Charter of UN, so that implies the issues regarding Taiwan's sovereignty would need to be dealt in accordance to the charter. In that sense, sovereignty of Taiwan and Penghu islands will be possessed by the natural persons on Taiwan and Penghu islands... and its political status shall be determined via self determination principle as stated in Article 1 Section 2 of the Charter of UN and Article 1 Section 1 of the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

As of today, such right to self determine has not been officially exercised by the natural persons of Taiwan today. As of today, Taiwan remains independent of China or any foreign entities, and Taiwan remains to be a limbo cession that is in state of de facto independence but not de jure. Therefore, the group urges the public to face the fact that Taiwan is NOT a part of China.
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Taiwan is not part of China. Period!!

This group stands for the recognition of the political reality, not the false claim or diplomatic rhetoric.

Member GSTI
Global Summit for Taiwanese Independence

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Please be aware of the term "China." Whether Taiwanese people like it or not, most people say "China" to mean not the cultural entity, but the People's Republic of China.

This group is a response to the "Face It - Taiwan Is Part of China" group. It... (read more)