Sino-Japanese War Ends: Peace Treaty Reshapes East Asia
Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei on April 28, 1952, formally ending the state of war that had begun with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937. The treaty came just hours before the broader San Francisco Peace Treaty took effect. Japan recognized ROC sovereignty over Taiwan and renounced its claims to Formosa and the Pescadores, though the language was carefully drafted to avoid specifying which Chinese government had sovereignty over the mainland. The treaty normalized trade and diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Taipei. Japan abrogated it in 1972 when it switched diplomatic recognition from the ROC to the People's Republic of China under the Joint Communique with Beijing.
April 28, 1952
74 years ago
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