Under the Basic Law,the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is exclusively in charge of its internal affairs,whilst the central government of China is responsible for its foreign affairs and defence. As a separate customs territory,Hong Kong maintains and develops relations with foreign states and regions,and plays an active role in such international organisations as World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in its own right under the name of Hong Kong,China. Hong Kong participates in 16 projects of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Sovereignty can generally be defined as supreme authority. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state,as well as external autonomy for states. In any state,sovereignty is assigned to the person,body or institution that has the ultimate authority over other people in order to establish a law or change existing laws. In political theory,sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme legitimate authority over some polity. In international law,sovereignty is the exercise of power by a state. De jure sovereignty refers to the legal right to do so;de facto sovereignty refers to the factual ability to do so. This can become an issue of special concern upon the failure of the usual expectation that de jure and de facto sovereignty exist at the place and time of concern,and reside within the same organization.
The Taiwan independence movement is a political movement which advocates the formal declaration of an independent and sovereign Taiwanese state,as opposed to Chinese unification or the status quo in Cross-Strait relations.
A think tank,or policy institute,is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy,political strategy,economics,military,technology,and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental organizations,but some are semi-autonomous agencies within government,and some are associated with particular political parties,businesses or the military. Think tanks are often funded by individual donations,with many also accepting government grants.
The political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is a long-running dispute on the political status of Taiwan,currently controlled by the Republic of China (ROC). However,whether the ROC is still a legitimate country after 1949 and its title to Taiwan has long been a contentious issue. This dispute arose in the mid-twentieth century,and is ongoing.
The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its being taken over by Japanese troops. The Republic lasted 151 days;it was proclaimed on 23 May 1895 and extinguished on 21 October,when the Republican capital Tainan was taken over by the Japanese. Though sometimes claimed as the first East Asian republic to have been proclaimed,it was predated by the Lanfang Republic in Borneo,established in 1777,as well as by the Republic of Ezo in Japan,established in 1869.
The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia is promulgated by the Croatian Parliament.
Peng Ming-min was a notable Taiwanese democracy activist,advocate of Taiwan independence,and politician. Arrested for sedition in 1964 for printing a manifesto advocating democracy in his native Taiwan,he escaped to Sweden,before taking a post as a university teacher in the United States. After 22 years in exile he returned to become the Democratic Progressive Party's first presidential candidate in Taiwan's first direct presidential election in 1996.
The Anti-Secession Law is a law of the People's Republic of China,passed by the 3rd Session of the 10th National People's Congress. It was ratified on March 14,2005,and went into effect immediately. President Hu Jintao promulgated the law with Presidential Decree No. 34. Although the law,at ten articles,is relatively short,Article 8 formalized the long-standing policy of the PRC to use military means against Taiwan independence in the event peaceful means become otherwise impossible. The law does not explicitly equate "China" with the People's Republic of China.
The World United Formosans for Independence (WUFI) is an organization promoting Taiwan independence. It was established in 1970 by like-minded organizations in Canada,the U.S.,Japan,Europe,and Taiwan. Its aim is to establish a Republic of Taiwan.
The World Taiwanese Congress is an annual meeting for organizations promoting formal Taiwanese independence. The organization was formed in the United States in December 2000. It holds its annual meeting in Taiwan.
Four Wants and One Without or Four Yeses and One No is a policy proposed by the then-president of the Republic of China,Chen Shui-bian,in a speech at a function of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs on 4 March 2007. The substance thereof is that:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officialy the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Taiwan,officially the Republic of China. It is headquartered in the capital Taipei,Taiwan. The incumbent minister is Joseph Wu,who took office in 2018 and is affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party.
Freedom of religion in Taiwan is provided for by the Constitution of the Republic of China,which is in force on Taiwan. Taiwan's government generally respects freedom of religion in practice,with policies which contribute to the generally free practice of religion.
Pan-Indianism is a philosophical and political approach promoting unity,and to some extent cultural homogenization,among different Indigenous groups in the Americas regardless of tribal distinctions and cultural differences.
A de facto embassy is an office or organisation that serves de facto as an embassy in the absence of normal or official diplomatic relations among countries,usually to represent nations which lack full diplomatic recognition,regions or dependencies of countries,or territories over which sovereignty is disputed. In some cases,diplomatic immunity and extraterritoriality may be granted.
Taiwanese Canadian Association of Toronto (TCAT),the largest general-purpose all-ages Taiwanese organization in the Greater Toronto Area,was established back in 1963 and later registered as a non-profit organization in the Province of Ontario in 1975.
The Taiwan Travel Act is an Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28,2018,it was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 16,2018. As a follow-up to the Taiwan Relations Act,the bill allows high-level officials of the United States to visit Taiwan and vice versa.
The bipartisan United States Senate Taiwan Caucus focuses exclusively on improving American-Taiwanese relations. It currently has 33 members in the 117th congress. Its counterpart in the House is the Congressional Taiwan Caucus.
Chao Feng Wu,also known as Ken Wu,is an American community leader based in Los Angeles area and proponent of Taiwan Independence movement.
