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Tackles a variety of issues concerning national reunification and territorial integrity of China over Taiwan in 1949. History of China's administrative authority in Taiwan; Efforts of the Chinese government to protect Taiwan from foreign invasions and occupation; Origin of the issue concerning China's jurisdiction over Taiwan.

The growth in commercial transactions with Mainland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region (Taiwan) as well as the economic integration in the entire area have lead to an increase in disputes. Considering the importance of arbitration as a mechanism for resolving commercial disputes in the area, the paper discusses whether a substantial "clash" between their legal frameworks for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards can be observed. After a critical analysis, the paper concludes that these frameworks are either subject to or modelled on the New York Convention. Yet, each has a distinct approach to the implementation, and dissimilarities arise. Furthermore, the specific legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of Mainland China awards in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and vice versa, still raises some concerns and is not fully reliable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article traces the membership and representation of China in the International Civil Aviation Organization. It examines which of the two governments claiming to represent China, the Government of the Republic of China (ROC) or the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), has, at any one time, been regarded as competent to exercise China's membership rights under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). In particular, the article asks which government can today validly designate "customs airports" in China, including Taiwan, and exercise the various other rights in respect of non-scheduled and scheduled flights referred to in Articles 5 and 6 of tile Chicago Convention. It explains why airlines can operate direct international air services to non designated airports in Taiwan without the special permission or other authorization of the Government of the PRC, despite the latter being regarded as having complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above Taiwan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The so-called "Kokaryo Case", popularly called the "Guanghualiao An" in Chinese, is the case filed by the Republic of China in Japan that attracted much attention and dispute since delicate issues such as the recognition of the Chinese government and the juridical status of the Taiwan authorities were involved. This note briefly overviews the 27 March 2007 Japanese Supreme Court judgment in this case and provides some tentative comments on its nature and implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]