领土变更的“归还”形式与台湾的法律地位

The “Return” Form of Territorial Alteration and the Legal Status of Taiwan

台湾的法律地位,经历了复杂的变化过程,涉及三个相互联系的因素。随着传统国际法转向现代国际法,在第二次世界大战中提出并形成了领土变更的"归还"方式,台湾的法律地位正建立在这一新规则的基础之上。台湾从被日本占据到"归还"中国,通过完整的条约链条,完成了合乎国际法的认定程序。美、英等国在背弃承诺之后,最终在新的历史条件下回归到原来的立场。接受台湾"归还"的"国际人格者",经历了先后代表中国的中华民国和中华人民共和国的嬗替,也在包括美、英、日在内的国际社会广泛达成共识。这三大要素确认了台湾的法律地位,注定其未来归宿,并昭示了这一问题的解决之途。"和平统一、一国两制",是结束两岸政治对立的最佳方式,而实现国家完全统一则是不可逆转的历史潮流。

The legal status of Taiwan has experienced a complicated changing process, involving three interrelated factors. With the transition from traditional international law to modern international law, the ＂return＂ means of territorial alteration was proposed and developed during World War II, and the legal status of Taiwan was built right on the basis of the new rules. Taiwan, from being occupied by Japan to ＂returning＂ to China, completed the certification process in accordance with international law through the complete treaty chain. After breaking their promises, the United States, Britain and other countries finally returned to their original positions under the new historical conditions. The Republic of China and later on the People＇s Republic of China, as ＂the international subject＂ on behalf of China, accepted Taiwan＂ s ＂return＂, on which a consensus was reached in the international community as well, including the United States,Britain and Japan. These three factors confirm the legal status of Taiwan, predestine its future, and indicate the path to the solution of the problem. ＂Reunify peacefully, and One Country Two Systems＂ is the best way to end the political antagonism between China's Mainland and Taiwan. And to achieve complete national reunification is an irreversible historical trend.