Taiwanese PatriotJan 24th, 2008 - 19:19:11

I'm sorry, but do Taiwan and China REALLY have a claim on the Spratly's? The islands seem so far away from Taiwan.

Isn't Taiwan's claim to the Spratly's due to Chiang Kai Shek's claim over all of China's former territory under the Qing Dynasty before they were invaded by Japan? Shouldn't Taiwan renounce claim of the Spratly's since that would be going against the 'Taiwan is independent' notion?

Any pro-independence people want to chime in on this, because I want to know more about the Spratly's issue from both points of view.

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americanized philipinsJan 25th, 2008 - 10:32:07

Just think of this way, two to three generations from now Spratly group of islands will become independent nation similar to Micronesia.

Look at how Labuan(Maida Is. from Japanese and Victoria for the British) a federal territory from Malaysia, get its status as 'offshore financial center'.

We can learn the lesson from Bermuda, Cayman and other offshore financial center which are originally uninhabited island and turned into city center full of economic activities with endless possibilies that could benefit its neighbors.

I hope this makes sense instead of flexing muscles of military of each claimnant countries in Spratly.

And may we call it as Commonwealth of Spratly.

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proindependentpersonFeb 2nd, 2008 - 15:27:04

If you argue those papers signed after WWII did not
hand the spratly islands to China, then you must
accept they did not give Taiwan to China either.

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