Pro-Taiwanese independence activists yesterday demanded that President William Lai (賴清德) declare Taiwan as the nation’s official name and to scrap use of “Republic of China (ROC).”
“Lai must take this historic step to rectify for Taiwan and push to have wide recognition on the world stage. He must designate Taiwan as the nation’s name for all occasions, including for foreign affairs,” 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign leader Peter Wang (王獻極) said.
Wang made the remarks at a “Taiwan Nation” flag-raising ceremony in Taipei that included a march through downtown Taipei.
Photo courtesy of the 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign
Yesterday’s event was held in part to mark the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco on Sept. 8, 1951.
“Allied Power countries signed the peace treaty with Japan, known as the Treaty of San Francisco of 1951. It resulted in the so-called ‘unsettled status’ on Taiwan sovereignty, as Japan renounced all rights and claims to Formosa [Taiwan] and the Pescadores [Penghu],” Alliance of Referendum for Taiwan founder Tsay Ting-kuei (蔡丁貴) said.
The treaty intentionally did not transfer sovereignty over Taiwan to China, nor did it provide any other settlement on Taiwan’s status, Tsay said.
“Taiwan’s sovereignty belongs to Taiwanese, and it is up to them to decide the name and future of their nation,” he added.
Tsay said the Cairo Declaration of 1943, often cited by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), was a lie to deceive the world that China has ownership over Taiwan and Pescadores.
People must not believe when Chinese officials cite the declaration to claim that Taiwan belongs to China, independence advocate Lee Wen-pin (李文賓) said.
“It was signed during World War II, and it has no legal legitimacy to transfer Taiwan sovereignty to another country. The only way forward is self-determination and for Taiwanese people to decide by holding a referendum on the nation’s future,” he said.
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