gambit
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Then what other excuses and how far back in time must we grant latitudes to China? China experienced territorial divisions into multitudes of kingdoms, correct? If each era of such divisions caused China to lose control and eventual abandonment of a region, how is that others' fault if they took control of the newly terra nullius status regions?gambit's quote of Wiki:
This doctrine legalizes de jure the de facto transfer of sovereignty caused in part by the original sovereign's extended negligence and/or neglect of the area in question.
Since the latter part of the Qing Dynasty, China was continuously under attack from the West and Japan. It is not due to negligence but to its inability to protect its sovereign territories. Even sicne WW2 China had suffered from civil war and war in Korea and Vietnam which prevented it from exercising full control of these islands. But there is no statute of limitation on the reassertion of control over its sovereign islands. China ceded Taiwan to Japan for 50 years but ultimately recovered it by going to war.
It is also clear that it is futile to persuade Vietnam and the West that China owns these islands. It is always my personal opinion that it is foolish of the Chinese government to be so patient and forbearing with these Asian countries who have been killing and robbing ethnic Chinese in their countries. Therefore, it is time to stop using friendly persuasion of mutual beneficial developments and use military force to take back what rightfully belongs to China and let the chips fall where they may.
While the ICJ and assorted scholarly studies regarding sovereignty is imprecise about the time span that a territory must be unoccupied and unmaintained by a claimant in order to render a territory abandoned and revert to terra nullius status, Vietnamese presence and administration on the islands for at least three hundred recordable years, Vietnamese and Europeans records, is non-disputable. The Viets do not need a formal declaration of prescription by the ICJ to have such a de facto adjudication in the court of public opinion.
Then why is Taiwan still free? Talk is cheap. So stop talking about force and show the world what happens if China's will is defied: Take Taiwan.Talk is cheap. Military force is what counts!
You entered the debate with an admonition that we do not know the definition of 'sovereignty' and proceed to engage the debate into the intellectual realm. Now you found out to China's sorrow that we are not as ignorant as you expect so you resort to militaristic jingoism. Make up your mind.