Treaty of San Francisco illegal, invalid; Lai authorities completely abandon national stance, distort WWII history, which is disgraceful : Chinese FM
When asked to comment on the recent claims by an official with Taiwan's so-called foreign affairs department that after World War II, the " Treaty of San Francisco " superseded political declarations such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, stating that the treaty did not hand the island of Taiwan over to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and that the PRC has never governed Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday that such fallacious claims distort the truth and confuse the public, further exposing the Lai Ching-te authorities' thoroughly separatist "Taiwan independence" nature.
Mao emphasized that Taiwan's restoration to China is a victorious outcome of WWII and an integral part of the postwar international order. A series of legally binding international documents, including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and Japan's terms of surrender, affirm China's sovereignty over Taiwan. The historical and legal fact that Taiwan belongs to China is indisputable.
The so-called " Treaty of San Francisco" was an illegal and invalid document produced after World War II by the US and a few other countries, excluding the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, to make a separate peace with Japan. This document violated the 1942 United Nations Declaration signed by 26 countries, including China, the US, the UK, and the Soviet Union, as well as the UN Charter and international law. Any decisions regarding the sovereignty and territorial rights of China, which excluded the PRC from signing, including the sovereignty over Taiwan, are illegal and invalid, Mao said.
Mao stressed that the Lai Ching-te authorities have completely abandoned their national stance, disregarded the Chinese people's victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and recklessly distorted World War II history, which is disgraceful.
Mao noted that no matter what the Lai Ching-te authorities say or do, they cannot change the historical and legal fact that Taiwan is part of China's territory, nor can they alter the international community's broad consensus on upholding the one-China principle or stop the inevitable historical trend of China's reunification, which will surely be realized.