Taiwan Think Tanks (2): Understanding the San Francisco Peace Treaty

We often hear that the Taiwan Relations Act, the One China Policy, and the Three Joint Communiques are the cornerstones of the USA - Taiwan - PRC trilateral relationship. However, is anything being overlooked here?

In fact, the San Francisco Peace Treaty (SFPT) is of a higher legal weight than any of these. This treaty was ratified by the US Senate and came into force on April 28, 1952.

Hence, in the post WWII period, the SFPT is the most important legal document regarding the disposition of Taiwan territory. Notably, in this treaty, Taiwan was not awarded to China.

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Taiwan Arms Sales and Military Conscription

At the close of fighting in the Pacific War, it was the USA which was the legal occupier of Japan and her overseas territories such as Taiwan. In 1952, Taiwan was not awarded to the Republic of China (ROC) in the San Francisco Peace Treaty (SFPT), but the US still allowed the ROC government officials and military personnel to remain in Taiwan as a proxy occupying force, serving as a bulwark against communist expansion. Under the terms of the treaty, the United States then continued its role as the “principal occupying power.”

Based on the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the United States sells military hardware to Taiwan, but such sales must necessarily be predicated on an assumption that mandatory military conscription policies in the ROC rest on a firm legal basis. Is there any such legal basis? This video looks at some of the details involved in answering this question.

At the close of fighting in the Pacific War, it was the USA which was the legal occupier of Japan and her overseas territories such as Taiwan. In 195

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