The Attitude of the United Kingdom Towards the Sovereignty over Taiwan(1942-1946)
From the outbreak of the Pacific War to the early post-WWⅡ period,the United Kingdom's attitude on Taiwan's sovereignty was mainly manifested in the following three aspects:first,after the war,the U.K.changed her attitude of recognizing Japan's annexation and occupation of Taiwan through the Treaty of Shimonoseki and advocated for the deprivation of Japan's possession of Taiwan.However,from a colonialist stance,it depicted China's rightful aspiration of recovering Taiwan as an act of territorial ambition.Second,in alignment with the overarching historical trajectory,the U.K.endorsed the Cairo Declaration,which affirmed that Taiwan should be returned to China.Simultaneously,it colluded with the U.S.to press China into accepting the establishment of an"internationally controlled military base"in Taiwan as a condition for"Taiwan's return to China".Third,right after the end of World WarⅡ,the U.K.violated legal commitments,denied the legal effect of the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation regarding Taiwan's return to China.During this period,the U.K.'s attitude towards the Taiwan question was obviously dual faced:On the one hand,it recognized the inevitability imposed by the major historical trends;on the other hand,it primarily interpreted the Taiwan question from its own colonial interests.
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