San Francisco Treaty in 1951 Declares that Future of Taiwan Is Determined by 23 Million Taiwanese

As Ma and his KMT party are blatantly accelerating the pace of their so-called "re-unification with China" agenda, it is essential to remind Taiwanese that their right of self-determination is guaranteed by the San Francisco treaty signed by 49 nations on September 8, 1951.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945. Yet, the peace treaty with the Allies and other colonized nations such as Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, etc was not signed until 1951. The most emphasized spirit in signing this peace treaty was that not only Japan has to give up the colonized lands before and during the war but all the Allies such as USA, England, Netherlands, and France have to give up Philippine, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam etc. This is the spirit of the United Nation which declares that only the residents of the colonized land can determine the future of the lands.

Neither People's Republic of China (PRC) nor Republic of China (ROC) was invited in the meeting of signing the San Francisco treaty. ROC has retreated to Taiwan, the former colony of Japan. PRC has started the Korean War and was named the aggressor of the time. Since self-determination is the spirit of the United Nation, no one wanted to see Taiwan becoming a colony again by another nation such as PRC.

The San Francisco Treaty said clearly that Japan to give up the sovereignty of Taiwan but did not say who would be the successor of the new colonizing nation. It says clearly that the future of Taiwan should be determined by the 23 million Taiwanese. Such spirit of self-determination is shared by people of other nations such as Philippine, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.