[extropy-chat] [Politics] Real Politick

[Samantha Atkins]

Very interesting.  A rather twisted situation but thank you for the  
information.

- s
On Aug 18, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Mike Lorrey wrote:

>
>
> --- 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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