Speaking in an interview with a Taiwanese television station broadcast late on Sep 1, Lai, who China calls a “separatist”, brought up the 1858 Treaty of Aigun in which China signed over a vast tract of land in what is now Russia’s far east to the Russian empire, forming much of the present-day border along the Amur River, reported Reuters Sep 2. Under this 1858 treaty, Russia annexed about 1m sq km of Chinese territory, including Haishengwei – today known as Vladivostok, noted theguardian.com Sep 2.
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Taiwan challenges China to claim land lost to Russia if it’s all about territorial integrity
The People’s Republic of China, founded in 1949, has never exercised authority over the self-governed island of Taiwan. Nevertheless, it claims the legacy of the rulers of China, including foreigners, dating back over millennia and insists that Taiwan is part of it. Well, in that case it should also take back land from Russia signed over by the last dynasty that ruled China in the 19th century, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has said in an interview with Taiwanese media.
Speaking in an interview with a Taiwanese television station broadcast late on Sep 1, Lai, who China calls a “separatist”, brought up the 1858 Treaty of Aigun in which China signed over a vast tract of land in what is now Russia’s far east to the Russian empire, forming much of the present-day border along the Amur River, reported Reuters Sep 2. Under this 1858 treaty, Russia annexed about 1m sq km of Chinese territory, including Haishengwei – today known as Vladivostok, noted theguardian.com Sep 2.
Speaking in an interview with a Taiwanese television station broadcast late on Sep 1, Lai, who China calls a “separatist”, brought up the 1858 Treaty of Aigun in which China signed over a vast tract of land in what is now Russia’s far east to the Russian empire, forming much of the present-day border along the Amur River, reported Reuters Sep 2. Under this 1858 treaty, Russia annexed about 1m sq km of Chinese territory, including Haishengwei – today known as Vladivostok, noted theguardian.com Sep 2.
