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Simon Patton's avatar

Great stuff, Samuel.! I do wonder why the breaking of the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration is never used as a reason for insisting on the repeal of the NSL. I believe that the agreement between China and Britain re Hong Kong was formally "lodged" with the UN.

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François Joinneau's avatar

Samuel !

What's going on Ukraine now is key to understand the mistake that the CCP has done by supporting putin's war.

If Ukraine is denied sovereignty on Crimea and eastern Donbas republics, why should China be granted sovereignty on Taiwan ?

Further more:

Could you possibly imagine, as a lawyer, that a time limit on sovereignty can be legally defined, and retroactively applied ? Can we settle once for good that the boundaries of former Roman empire are null and void to claim any sovereignty right from Italy over the rest of Europe ?

Thus, a country who did not exert sovereignty over a given territory through tax collecting and policing for a period longer than seven years or so would be denied sovereignty on the said territory ?

If such rule was accepted and defined, Ukraine could be asked to give up Crimea and eastern Donbas republics and recognize their independence as part of a settlement, then China would be asked to give up Taiwan for good and recognize its independence !

Your thoughts ?

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