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學者薛化元:舊金山和約未指明台灣主權移交他國 台灣地位由人民決定
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學者薛化元:舊金山和約未指明台灣主權移交他國 台灣地位由人民決定

政大教授薛化元指出,舊金山和約僅載明日本放棄台澎主權,未明言移交對象,台灣地位由人民決定才是關鍵。

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舊金山和約將屆滿75週年,政大教授薛化元表示,和約僅載明日本放棄台澎主權,未指明移交給其他國家。他指出開羅宣言不具國際法效力,強調「台灣地位由台灣人民決定」是關鍵解套辦法。

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「舊金山和約」於1951年簽署,對戰後日本領土處置做出規範。

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「舊金山和約」簽署將在8日滿75週年,政大台灣史研究所及歷史學系合聘教授薛化元今(5日)表示,「舊金山和約」僅載明日本放棄對台、澎的主權,但並未指明台灣主權移交給其他國家。他認為,「台灣的地位由台灣人民決定」才是最關鍵的解套辦法。

台灣國家聯盟今早舉辦「舊金山和約75週年——國際法之下台灣主權之捍衛」座談會。面對中國認為戰後台灣已歸還中國,薛化元指出,1943年發表的「開羅宣言」不是國際法上的條約,而是戰後對日本領土處置的政治意向表達,跟實質法律規範沒有關係,且開羅宣言沒有簽字,就算有簽也不具備國際法的效力。

薛化元說,即使國民黨政府承認「開羅宣言」,英國政府也曾致函給中華民國駐英大使表示,「開羅宣言」本身無法把台灣主權從日本移轉給中國,一定要等跟日本訂立和平條約,或透過其他正式的外交手續。因此,雖然國民政府統治台灣屬於事實,但英國政府無法同意台灣已變成中華民國領土的一部分。

薛化元續指,直到1950年美國總統杜魯門發表「台灣海峽中立化宣言」,才正式承認「台灣地位未定」,這樣美國才有介入的空間,否則台灣若被認為是中國領土,美國介入台灣海峽就會是干預中國內政,所以台灣問題要國際化,絕對不能國內化,國內化就沒救了。

至於49國於1951年簽署「舊金山和約」,薛化元表示,中國沒代表參加舊金山和約,但和約已對中國做出了規定。他強調,「舊金山和約」僅載明日本放棄對台、澎的主權,但並未指明台灣主權移交給其他國家。而「舊金山和約」如何解套?就是「台灣的地位由台灣人民決定」,這是關鍵。

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