Taiwanese independence

Taiwan independence movement
Traditional Chinese	or
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táiwān dúlì yùndòng Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tair'uan durlih yunndonq Wade–Giles T'ai²-wan¹ tu²-li⁴ yün⁴-tung⁴ Tongyong Pinyin Táiwan dúlì yùndòng MPS2 Táiwān dúlì yùndùng Hakka Romanization Thòi-vân thu̍k-li̍p yun-thung Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-oân to̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng Tâi-lô Tâi-uân to̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng
commonly abbreviated as
Traditional Chinese	or
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táidú Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tairdur Wade–Giles T'ai²-tu² Tongyong Pinyin Táidú MPS2 Táidú Hakka Romanization Thòi-thu̍k Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-to̍k Tâi-lô Tâi-To̍k

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Táiwān dúlì yùndòng
Bopomofo	ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Tair'uan durlih yunndonq
Wade–Giles	T'ai²-wan¹ tu²-li⁴ yün⁴-tung⁴
Tongyong Pinyin	Táiwan dúlì yùndòng
MPS2	Táiwān dúlì yùndùng
Hakka
Romanization	Thòi-vân thu̍k-li̍p yun-thung
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-oân to̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng
Tâi-lô	Tâi-uân to̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Táidú
Bopomofo	ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Tairdur
Wade–Giles	T'ai²-tu²
Tongyong Pinyin	Táidú
MPS2	Táidú
Hakka
Romanization	Thòi-thu̍k
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tâi-to̍k
Tâi-lô	Tâi-To̍k

Taiwan independence movement is a political movement whose goals for independence have arisen from international law in relation to the 1952 Treaty of San Francisco. They contend that when Japan renounced all rights to the island of Taiwan and Penghu, they did not specify the successor state, and consequently the sovereignty of the two territories should one day be determined by Taiwanese people through self-determination.

This movement is supported by the Pan-Green Coalition in Taiwan, but opposed by the Pan-Blue Coalition which seeks to retain the somewhat ambiguous status quo of the ROC under the 1992 consensus, or gradually reunify with mainland China at some point. Due to the PRC's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and repeated military threats made by the PRC, a formal declaration of independence could lead to a military confrontation between Taiwan and China, possibly escalating and involving other countries, such as the United States and Japan.

The use of independence for Taiwan can be ambiguous. If some supporters articulate that they agree to the independence of Taiwan, they may either be referring to the notion of formally creating an independent Republic of Taiwan, or to the notion that Taiwan has become synonymous with the current Republic of China and is already independent (as reflected in the concept of One Country on Each Side), these ideas run counter to the claims of the People's Republic of China. Some supporters advocate the exclusion of Kinmen and Matsu, which are still being controlled by Republic of China but are in fact part of the definition of mainland China. Therefore, the differences between the opinions of different camps in support and against independence can be very subtle.

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