There's a pretty good reason why the intelligent TI people stopped babbling about the RoC being an illegitimate government a long time a ago.
The Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China states in Article I,
MOFA: TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Which leads to the Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China, which states;
MOFA: Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China
So Japan recognizes the Potsdam Proclamation, which states in its Article 8,
Potsdam Declaration | Birth of the Constitution of Japan
And the Cairo Declaration says
[Cairo Communiqué](Text) | Birth of the Constitution of Japan
So let's say that the ROC leaves Taiwan (don't ask me how and where to). Taiwan doesn't just become terra nullius. Japan has clearly recognized the legitimacy of the Potsdam and Cairo Declaration, and by doing so, signed over the whole thing to the PRC, as the Joint Communique states that the PRC is the only government of China, so anything the RoC held under Cairo and Potsdam naturally goes to Beijing. I would expect the 15 ABC to be marching down Chongqing Road any moment, then. :pop:
The Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China states in Article I,
Recalling with satisfaction that since the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China issued a Joint Communique in Peking on September 29, 1972, the friendly relations between the two Governments and the peoples of the two countries have developed greatly on a new basis.
Confirming that the above-mentioned Joint Communique constitutes the basis of the relations of peace and friendship between the two countries and that the principles enunciated in the Joint Communique should be strictly observed.
Confirming that the above-mentioned Joint Communique constitutes the basis of the relations of peace and friendship between the two countries and that the principles enunciated in the Joint Communique should be strictly observed.
Which leads to the Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China, which states;
3. The Government of the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Government of Japan fully understands and respects this stand of the Government of the People's Republic of China, and it firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Postsdam Proclamation.
So Japan recognizes the Potsdam Proclamation, which states in its Article 8,
The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.
And the Cairo Declaration says
The Three Great Allies are fighting this war to restrain and punish the aggression of Japan. They covet no gain for themselves and have no thought of territorial expansion. It is their purpose that Japan shall be stripped of all the islands in the Pacific which she has seized or occupied since the beginning of the first World War in 1914, and that all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa, and The Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China. Japan will also be expelled from all other territories which she has taken by violence and greed. The aforesaid three great powers, mindful of the enslavement of the people of Korea, are determined that in due course Korea shall become free and independent.
So let's say that the ROC leaves Taiwan (don't ask me how and where to). Taiwan doesn't just become terra nullius. Japan has clearly recognized the legitimacy of the Potsdam and Cairo Declaration, and by doing so, signed over the whole thing to the PRC, as the Joint Communique states that the PRC is the only government of China, so anything the RoC held under Cairo and Potsdam naturally goes to Beijing. I would expect the 15 ABC to be marching down Chongqing Road any moment, then. :pop:
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