Chiang Shih-hsiung (江世雄) said that although a Taiwanese declaration of independence is not a legal requirement for UN membership, it is a political necessity ("Why independence is a necessity," July 9, page 8). Most commentators would agree with Chiang's assessment. However, we cannot overlook the practical problem which soon arises.
Specifically, from what country is Taiwan to declare its independence? This is the problem which confronts the Taiwan independence supporters.
The Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, the formal Japanese surrender ceremonies -- none served to transfer the sovereignty of Taiwan to China. None of the Allies recognized any transfer of sovereignty on Oct. 25, 1945, the date of the Japanese surrender ceremonies in Taiwan.
In the San Francisco Peace Treaty, Japan renounced all claim and title over Taiwan, but China was not designated as the receiving country. The Treaty of Taipei gave full recognition to those arrangements.
Hence there are no international legal documents which can definitively show that China -- whether the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China -- holds the territorial sovereignty of Taiwan.
Have any of the Taiwan Independence groups found a solution to this problem?
Roger Lin
Taipei
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