Zoom In / ‘There is great chaos under heaven’ but the situation does not seem ‘excellent’ at all. A reassessment of the Taiwan question, from statehood to the rules on the use of force
Adjusting the focus on the Taiwan question: Some comments following up Tarcisio Gazzini’s and Matthias Hartwig’s ‘zooming in’
1. Introduction Let me clarify from the outset what the purpose of this short contribution is. The quite divergent views put forward by Tarcisio Gazzini and Matthias Hartwig in QIL earlier this year[1] intrigued me: it is true, on the one hand, that the ambiguity surrounding the Taiwan question is such that it does leave...
Zoom In / ‘There is great chaos under heaven’ but the situation does not seem ‘excellent’ at all. A reassessment of the Taiwan question, from statehood to the rules on the use of force
The Relationship between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan from the perspective of international law: How many Chinas exist in international law?
1. The status quo of the relationship between mainland China and Taiwan 1.1. Historical developments until 1971 While after the armed attack by Russia a terrible war is raging in Ukraine, Western politicians time and again give warnings that Taiwan[1] may suffer the same fate if the West does not take a firm stance against...
Zoom In / ‘There is great chaos under heaven’ but the situation does not seem ‘excellent’ at all. A reassessment of the Taiwan question, from statehood to the rules on the use of force
Statehood in troubled waters: The international status of the Republic of China and the rules on the use of force
1. Introduction The blatant aggression of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has exacerbated the already intractable question of the Republic of China (RoC)[1] and made more palpable the risk of a military intervention by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).[2] Given the contempt for the most fundamental international rules demonstrated by the Russian Federation, but...
