Stop Sino-Russia from Blocking the Taiwan Strait, the Cairo Declaration Is Not China's ATM!
As inscribed in the Bible : Simply
let your `Yes' be `Yes,' and your `No,' `No'; anything beyond this comes from
the evil one. Matthew 5:37. Russia and China are just doing differently, as
the Predators of the Taiwan Strait.
On February 28, 2022 Beijing announced again the “One
China Principle” , which was based on the faked “Cairo Declaration” , to
assert sovereignty over Taiwan and claimed Taiwan Strait on June 13 the same
year, caused severe tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Russia supported China,
formed a New Axis of Evil.
A look back on history found China and Russia were
using the distorted Cairo Declaration as the legal basis for the international
cheating:
(1) In a cablegram dated 24
August 1950 ( S/1715) addressed to the President of the UN Security Council,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Government of the
People's Republic of China (Chou En-lai) stated that …Taiwan was an integral
part of China was based on history and confirmed by the situation existing
since the surrender of Japan. It was also stipulated in the Cairo Declaration
of 1943 and the Potsdam communique of 1945. The people of China were
determined to liberate from the United States aggressors Taiwan and all other
territories belonging to China. ［1］
(2) On September 19, 2012, Xi
Jinping told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta that Japan's
"purchase" the Diaoyu Dao ( Pinnacle, or Senkaku) Islands openly questioned
the legal effects of the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. ［2］
China used the Cairo Declaration to claim Senkaku Islands.
(3) 2017/02/07 Chinese Foreign
Minister Wang Yi met the press after holding the fourth round of
China-Australia Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue in Canberra, Australia,
journalists inquired about whether there will be military conflicts in the
South China Sea between China and the US and what information is expected to
be passed to the US from China.
Wang Yi expressed upon enquiry that “I just want to offer a piece of advice to
the US friends: review the history of World War II. From the long history of
mankind, the end of World War II is not too long from now. As a victory result
of World War II, the Cairo Declaration
and the Potsdam Proclamation clearly stipulate that Japan must return
the stolen Chinese territory to China, including the Nansha Islands.”［3］ China
used the Cairo Declaration to claim South China Sea Islands.
(4) On February 28, 2022 , Wang
Yi video addressed at the meeting in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the Shanghai Communiqué that “In 1943, leaders of China, the United Kingdom
and the United States issued the Cairo Declaration, stating clearly that all
the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Taiwan and the
Penghu Islands, shall be restored to China.” ［4］
(5) 2022.4.7 based on his
statement in item (4) above, Wang Yi warned U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s
visiting Taiwan “would be a malicious provocation against China's sovereignty
and gross interference in China's internal affairs” ［5］ Pelosi then cancelled
the planned visit.
After this article was introduced in June, 2022 Financial Times reported on July 19 Pelosi’s plan to visit Taiwan. Two weeks later she landed at Taipei Airport on August 2.
(6) On May 5, 2022, US Department
of State deleted 'Taiwan is part of China' ‘we do not support Taiwan
independence’ on its Fact Sheet.
On MAY 26, 2022 Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang Published an article on
the South China Morning Post stating: “The Cairo Declaration issued by the
leaders of China, the US and Britain in 1943 clearly states that all
territories Japan stole from the Chinese, such as Taiwan and Penghu Islands,
shall be restored to China. The Potsdam Proclamation of 1945 affirmed that the
terms of the Cairo Declaration would be carried out.”
On MAY 28, 2022 The US State Department changed its fact sheet, put back the
sentence ‘we do not support Taiwan independence’ ［6］
China openly laughed at US reiteration of the ‘Taiwan independence’ wording
flip-flops, a big joke.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202206/1267225.shtml
(7) Therefore, On June 13, 2022
Wang Yi’s speaker Wang Wenbin followed Wang Yi by stating: “China has
sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait. At the
same time, it respects the lawful rights of other countries in relevant
waters.” China officially claimed sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait. ［7］
(8) On June 15, 2022 Xi talks
with Putin over phone, confirmed“China is willing to work with Russia to
continue supporting each other on their respective core interests concerning
sovereignty and security”［8］ as a response to the Joint Statement of Russia
and the PRC of February 4, 2022 . In which, the Russian side “reaffirms its
support for the One-China principle, confirms that Taiwan is an inalienable
part of China, and opposes any forms of independence of Taiwan.”［9］
The legal basis of Russia’s position in item (8) above, according to UN
records, is the Cairo Declaration evidenced by the UN files below:
(a) 1951. The representative of the USSR recalled that … the Cairo Declaration
clearly recognized that Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores belonged to
China and would be restored to it. Article 8 of the Potsdam Declaration
confirmed the decisions taken at Cairo on the subject. The United States
Government itself had confirmed the facts in a communiqué dated 5 January
1950. ［10］
(b) 1971. Statement of Mr. MALIK, representative of Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics: The fact of the return of Taiwan to China after the Second World
War is recorded in the most important international documents: in the Cairo
Declaration of 1 December, 1943 and the Potsdam Declaration of 26 July, 1945,
and it is recognized by a whole series of state, including the United States
of America. ［11］
Were Pelosi, Blinken, and the States scared by the fabricated Cairo
Declaration?
If yes, the predictable next step of China and Russia is to block the Taiwan
Strait if possible. The like-minded countries should take actions to stop them
sooner the better.
Examples:
In objection to Pelosi’s visiting Taiwan, Chinese ambassador to the United
States Qin Gang reiterated the Cairo Declaration as the core reason for
military drills around Taiwan (
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/04/china-ambassador-op-ed-pelosi-taiwan-visit/).
Four days later, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin likewise
used the Cairo Declaration to justify the China’s military drills.He said
“Taiwan is part of China’s territory. China has conducted normal military
drills in waters off its own territory. This move is open, transparent,
professional and in line with China’s domestic law, international law and
established international practices. This is both a warning we send to the
provocateurs and a legitimate step to uphold sovereignty and territorial
integrity.”(
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/202208/t20220808_10737507.html
Wang Wenbin’s third answer to the inquiry)
Since the term “Cairo Declaration” Wang Yi called had never been in existence
until 1945, in article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation, obviously he
deliberately intended to cheat.
And the “Press Communique” of the 1943 first Cairo Conference was released
separately by the US and the UK alone on December 1, 1943. China, on December
2, 1943 (D.C. and London time). The time difference of the release of the
Communique showed the position difference between US /UK and China per se.
Neither the Cairo Declaration nor the Press Communique contained the meaning
Wang Yi mentioned “territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as
Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, shall be restored to China.” Indicating that it
was not the purpose of Roosevelt or Churchill, they had the responses:
On February 1, 1955, when Churchill was suggested that Formosa (Taiwan) be
handed over to China under terms of the Cairo Declaration, he rejected (see
New York Times) ［12］and replied “The declaration contained merely a statement
of common purpose”(see British Parliament records)［13］.
At Cairo, Egypt 1943 President Roosevelt reiterated sovereign self-government
for Taiwan (Formosa) and Manchuria. Please see his Fireside Chat of December
24, 1943. ［14］
At Cairo, Egypt 1943, when negotiating the “Press Communique” said above,
Prime Minister Churchill insisted that Taiwan(Formosa) and Manchuria “must of
course be given up by Japan.” Thus “Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, shall be
restored to China” was not the common purpose of US , UK and China,
consequently not contained in the Cairo Declaration, as Churchill indicated
above.
Therefore, the Cairo Declaration did not include the phrase “Taiwan and the
Penghu Islands, shall be restored to China” as Wang Yi hoped.
“Beijing has a habit of distorting history” pointed out by David R. Stilwell,
former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, he
said “we should go back and consult the facts as often as we’re able”. ［15］
For more information, please go on line
http://www.taiwannation.com.tw/english.htm “Resolve Tensions in
Indo-Pacific” and
http://www.taiwannation.com.tw/eng01.htm “Purpose VS Common Purpose:
What's the Difference”.
About this article and the author :
He started doing research on the Cairo Declaration in 1990. More than 30
year’s research works accomplished this article.
He is a former Associate Professor in the Department of Business
Administration at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.
He has more than 200 articles and related campaign reports on Taiwan
sovereignty published by The Liberty Times (in Chinese) and The Taipei
Times(translated or reported in English) up to the present time.
For his works and reports in The Taipei Times please google：
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Footnotes:
［1］24 August 1950 Chinese Foreign Minister Chou En-Lai cabled the UN
https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/1873(SUPP)
The post
［2］September 19, 2012 Xi Jinping told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense
http://newyork.china-consulate.org/eng/xw/t971390.htm
［3］2017/02/07 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press in Canberra.
Australia
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1437157.shtml
［4］February 28, 2022 ,Wang Yi video address
http://www.chinamission.be/eng/mhs/202202/t20220228_10646243.htm
［5］2022.4.7 Wang Yi warned Nancy Pelosi’s visiting Taiwan
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/wjbz_663308/activities_663312/202204/t20220408_10665741.html
［6］May 28, 2022 The US State Department put back ‘we do not support Taiwan
independence’
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/
［7］June 13, 2022 Wang Yi’s speaker Wang Wenbin statement claimed the Taiwan
Strait.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202206/t20220613_10702460.html
［8］June 15, 2022 Xi talks with Putin over phone re supporting each other’s
sovereignty and security”(
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx_662805/202206/t20220615_10703804.html
［9］Joint Statement of Russia and the PRC of February 4, 2022 Russian side.
http://en.kremlin.ru/supplement/5770
［10］1951 The representative of the USSR recalled
https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1322874?ln=cn
The post
United Nations
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIFTH SESSION Official Records
Wednesday, 7 February 1951, at 3 p.m.
Lake Success, New York
The question of Formosa
[Item 71]*
MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE DEBATE
The representative of the USSR
recalled that his delegation had opposed the inclusion of the item in the
agenda of the General Assembly (294th plenary meeting) because it had felt
that the question was contrary to the Charter and constituted an insult to the
Chinese people. The legal status of Taiwan (Formosa) and the fact that it
belonged to China could not be questioned.
The Cairo Declaration clearly
recognized that Manchuria, Formosa and the Pescadores belonged to China and
would be restored to it. Article 8 of the Potsdam Delcaration confirmed the
decisions taken at Cairo on the subject. The act of surrender of Japan
provided, among other things, that the Chinese authorities should accept the
surrender of the Japanese forces in Taiwan and the Pescadores. All those acts
established beyond doubt China's sovereignty over Taiwan, which had not been
denied since 1945. The United States Government itself had confirmed the facts
in a communiqué dated 5 January 1950.1
source：https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1322874?ln=cn
［11］1971. Statement of Mr. MALIK, representative of Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/NL7/404/21/PDF/NL740421.pdf?OpenElement
page 2
The post
1971st PLENARY MEETING Wednesday, 20 October 1971, at 3 p.m. NEW YORK
Statement of Mr. MALIK ( Representative of Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics) (translation from Russian):
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/NL7/404/21/PDF/NL740421.pdf?OpenElement
page 2 or see attachment 2
［12］1955.2.2 New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/02/archives/cairo-formosa-declaration-out-of-date-says-churchill-churchill.html
［13］1955.2.1 British Parliament records
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1955/feb/01/formosa-situation
item 48.
［14］Roosevelt Fireside Chat of December 24, 1943.
http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/firesi90.html item 27. On Teheran and
Cairo Conferences .
［15］ David R. Stilwell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
Pacific Affairs
https://www.voacantonese.com/a/stilwell-announces-us-declassifying-taiwan-arms-sales-and-six-assurances-cables-and-says-beijing-distorting-historical-facts-20200831-ry/5565880.html
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作者：沈建德，留美企管博士，前中興大學企管系副教授。
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