Topic > Does Taiwan have the right to be autonomous? - 2061

Taiwan has a very long history with China in its early years of colonization, and since China ceded Taiwan to Japan during World War II, Taiwan formed an autonomous government and wanted to gain political autonomy from China. The problem of Taiwan's autonomy has existed for centuries. On the one hand, Taiwanese people argue that their land has been separated from mainland China for a long time and they should be reasonable to gain autonomy, while the Chinese government claims that Taiwan is still an inseparable part of China and should keep itself united. Many of us wonder whether Russia has the right to claim Crimea as one of its lands, and the problem between China and Taiwan is similar. There has been debate in Asia about whether Taiwan has the right to be independent, that is, to gain political independence from China, but resolving this complicated dispute is not easy. If expressed incorrectly, the economy of both countries could be damaged and the worst case would be a war between the two countries. Taiwan has the right to be autonomous, but the fact may be that it should not be autonomous. Speaking from different points of view, it would be better if Taiwan could maintain its current relations with China, if not even closer relations. Taiwan was founded by China and has had a long history of governance, but the land was given to Japan during World War II. in exchange for a truce and has since had no owner. During World War II, Taiwan rebelled against the Japanese government, and many argue that the idea of ​​Taiwan independence emerged around that time. After Japan lost the war, the country signed a treaty to return all occupied lands, but in the treaty there was no specific assignment of possessions of the cover...... middle of the paper...... / www.roc-taiwan.org/LV/ct.asp?xItem=345712&ctNode=7925&mp=507>.J. Michael Cole, August 23, 2013, “No Missiles Required: How China is Buying Taiwan's Re-Unification”'. Shih-hwang Chiang, October 2013, < http://thediplomat.com/2013/08/no-missiles-required-how-china-is-buying-taiwan-reunification/> Keri Phillips, April 29, 2014, “Student protests against free trade deal shake Taiwan”< http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/taiwans-sunflower-student-movement/5418698>. February 19, 2014 “China respects Taiwan's system, Xi tells former Taipei vice president Lien”< http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-respects-taiwan/1002882.html >http://www .gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/govstructure.htm