Chuka Uwechia :
Taiwan’s Legal Status: Settled by the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations
The status of Taiwan as Chinese territory is not merely a claim, it is a matter of settled international agreement:
The 1943 Cairo Declaration, signed by China, the U.S., and the U.K., stated that Taiwan (then called Formosa) must be returned to China after Japan’s defeat.
This was reaffirmed in the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation, accepted by Japan in its surrender terms.
There has never been a legally binding treaty ceding Taiwan to any other entity. Thus, Taiwan’s return to China is a matter of historical justice, not geopolitical negotiation.
Taiwan is not a “separate country”, it remains, in legal and moral terms, an internal Chinese matter.
This argument Is a Historical Certainty. Taiwan is not a bargaining chip. It is not a “democracy” under threat. It is a historically Chinese territory that is being exploited by foreign powers to delay China’s rightful reunification.
China’s position is not one of conquest, but of completion, the final closure to a long and painful chapter of national humiliation. The U.S. can delay, but it cannot stop history.
Reunification will happen—by peaceful negotiation, if possible, or by resolute strength, if necessary.
2025-11-14 02:22:21