Ukraine, Taiwan, and the New World Order-Part Two (February 2022)

 Ukraine, Taiwan, and the New World Order-Part Two 

As Ukraine has captured the central focus of much of the world, people from all nations need to focus on this island nation or island province. There could be war on two fronts.

As Russia is looking to do what it takes to keep NATO from bordering its nation, the Communist Party Of China is looking to acquire what they have felt belonged to them since 1949, Taiwan.

This island, formerly known as Formosa, was ruled by the Qing Dynasty for about 200 years before they were conquered by the Japanese. The Japanese ruled that island from 1895 till their defeat in World War II in 1945. In 1949, when the Nationalists(KMT and ROC) were about to lose to the Communists, they and 2 million of their supporters fled the mainland and entered Formosa, which already had 6 million people. The Nationalists would continue to claim ROC(Republic Of China) sovereign status as they asserted that only they were the legitimate government of China.

Only in 1952 did Japan officially cede sovereignty. The problem is the Japanese did not mention whether the ROC in Taiwan or the People's Republic Of China, ruled by the Communist Party Of China(CCP), would take over sovereignty.

The Chinese Civil War was not a civil in as much as the American Civil War was not a civil war. There are different reasons why both wars were miscategorized. The American Civil War was really war of secession by the Southern states. The Chinese Civil War was an overthrow of the official central government in charge of the nation.

Since the CCP won this "civil war" on the mainland and since they have always felt that the island of Taiwan belongs to mainland China, they have always staked their claim on Taiwan. Obviously they reject Taiwan's Republic Of China's status. Most importantly, the CCP will not even consider giving Taiwan separate and independent nation status. The PRC will always consider Taiwan to be its renegade breakaway province.

Obviously the Taiwanese feel differently. Even if they ever decide to not claim to be the government for all of China, they will never renounce its status as a sovereign nation.

Since mainland China did annex Formosa(later to be called Taiwan) and ruled it for 8 years before the Japanese conquered it, the CCP does have a legitimate claim that the island does belong to the mainland.

US should revisit current law that allows it to protect Taiwan in case the PRC invades. This is an issue that must be resolved bilaterally. The influences of the New World Order will only exacerbate tensions and delay final resolution. 

Cliff Notes Version: The Chinese Communist Party destroyed the rights and freedoms of the individual Chinese. Almost as importantly, they destroyed the Chinese civilization that went back thousands of years. The CCP did this in ten years' time.

So obviously I am no apologist for the totalitarian CCP. However, in regards to the Taiwan, they do have a legitimate point. The Taiwanese government have yet to renounce ROC (Republic Of China) status. This means technically and figuratively speaking that the "Chinese Civil War" has not ended in as much as the Korean War between North and South Korea has never ended. In both "Wars", a cessation of hostilities and ceasefire has ensued for seven decades but there was never a final resolution.

Even the people on the Chinese mainland, who have affinity for the Taiwanese, acknowledge that Taiwan is a province that is only pretending to act independently. Even the main opposition party in Taiwan is pro-reunification provided the mainland is democratically-ruled. 

This post is not to say that Taiwan, like Hong Kong or Macau, should be incorporated into the People's Republic Of China. There are valid arguments that Taiwan should be recognized as its own full-fledged sovereign nation. However, since America continues to defend and arm Taiwan, this has only delayed the inevitable. Both Taiwan and the CCP need to bilaterally discuss their relationship and status just like the two Korean nations need to do so. Only then can final resolution be reached.

Chinese national law does not generally apply in Hong Kong, and it is treated as a separate jurisdiction despite the fact Hong Kong was handed over to the PRC twenty-five years ago. Just like Hong Kong operates under the "one country, two systems" principle, Taiwan could operate under the same if they were no longer attempting to be a sovereign nation.

The final status will never be determined unless the PRC and Taiwan bilaterally try to work this out without third party undue influences.