But that is a problem. TAIWAN IS NOT A SOVEREIGN STATE. Republic of China(ROC) is a sovereign state. As per the Constitution of the Republic of China, Taiwan and Mailand China both belong to ROC. As per the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China(PRC), Taiwan and Mainland China belong to PRC. This is a classic CIVIL WAR. International law for sure does NOT apply. If a PRC attack on Taiwan Province violates international law then when PRC took over Hainan Island in 1950 from ROC armed forces and ROC, that act should also be considered a violation of international law. As of March 1950, the legal status of Hainan Island (same place the US spy plane was forced to land back in April 2001) and Taiwan Province were the same. Do not see why the attack by PRC in 1950 was legal and an attack today on Taiwan Province is illegal under international law.
The UN got it right: "There is only One legal govenment of China and Taiwan is part of that One China."
This is a domestic affair of the Chinese. International law does not apply.
When Hitler holocausted the Jews it was not a domestic affair. When Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds it was not a domestic affair. And if China invades what is for all practical purposes an independent democratic state, then it will NOT be a domestic affair. If you read my post you will notice it says "what should rightly be a sovereign state". I know it isn't, but it should be. They have a different political system and should be allowed to pursue it. You have previosly drawn comparisons with the imperialistic policies of Western powers in the nineteenth century and I am inclined to agree. But that was a hundred years ago and China should start readjusting itself to a modern world where you don't use out-dated imperialist arguments to force yourself on other peoples. Like Tibet, Hongkong or Taiwan.
I agree. Tiawan, Tibet, Hong Kong, Manchuria and Uigherstan are not Chinese. They were siezed illegally (accept Tiawan) by a rouge government that STILL commits terrible human rights abuses. The only reason that the UN will not recongnize Tiawan is because of the influence of the ChiComms on the Security Council. It's wrong! Plain and simple. I can only hope that the influence of Hong Kong will be enough to topple the ChiComm government.
