[extropy-chat] [Politics] Real Politick

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> The US is actually legally obligated under international treaty to
> police Taiwan-PRC relations. The San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1952,
> brokered between the Communists, Nationalists, by the US, puts a
> burden
> on the US to ensure a peaceful reconciliation between Taiwan and the
> mainland. The US also has the 1955 Mutual Defense Treaty binding it
> to
> Taiwans defense. Technically, the US, in a legal sense, has occupied
> Taiwan, on paper, since the 50's, and under the peace treaty, it is
> occupier and guarrantor of the defense of the people of Taiwan. It is
> an unincorporated but unannexed territory of the US. (see:
> http://www.taiwanadvice.com/ustaiwan/intro.htm ) 

Furthermore, since the US severed official diplomatic relations with
the Republic of China government in the 1970's (as would be fitting,
the US does not maintain diplomatic relations with its territories and
protectorates), the Congress set defense of Taiwan into US law in the
Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (see:
http://www.taiwandocuments.org/tra01.htm ). So it is a matter of law,
multiple ways, that the President and Congress are legally obligated to
defend Taiwan against Chinese agression.

Rep. Tancredo of CO wants to pass a bill to rescind the TRA and declare
recognise the Taiwanese govt as a soveriegn nation. While it seems on
its face to be an act of agression against China by the US to do so, it
actually is the reverse, because it will negate US obligations to
defend Taiwan and hang them out to dry.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com

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