Taiwan is China’s Taiwan. China’s sovereignty over Taiwan is clearly affirmed in key international legal instruments

By Myean D. Torgbean

#CairoDeclaration (1943) issued by China, the U.S. and the UK explicitly stated that Taiwan, which Japan had stolen from the Chinese, shall be restored to China.

#PotsdamDeclaration (1945) issued by China, the U.S., the UK and the Soviet Union stated in Article 8 that “the terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out.”

Japan pledged in the Japanese Instrument of Surrender (1945) to “carry out the provisions of the Potsdam Declaration in good faith.”

As a signatory to the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, the U.S. knows very well that Taiwan is part of China, an undeniable fact backed by history and international law.

We once again reject the misleading statement of AIT and U.S. State Department Spokesperson that falsely calls Taiwan’s status “undetermined” and accuses China of distorting the abovementioned documents.

History should not be distorted. The U.S.’s deliberate misinterpretation will not shake the international community’s overwhelming commitment to the one-China principle. #OneChina