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To: GST who wrote (146788)	10/1/2004 2:48:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Does the government of Taiwan report to any other government? Is it appointed by the mainland? No. Does it control its own territory, levy its own taxes, pass its own laws that are not subject to appeal to any outside government? Yes it does all these things, and these things are what makes a political entity a sovereign state, not the idea that the territory controlled by the state should be part of some larger entity, not the historical fact that it used to be controlled by a larger entity, nor the future possibility (no matter how great) that it will be controlled by some outside entity, and not the recognition of other countries or international bodies. Taiwan is a sovereign state because it is a state that exercises sovereignty over its territory. Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty Variant: also sov·ran·ty /'sä-vr&n-tE, 's&-, -v&-r&n-/ Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -ties 1 a : supreme power esp. over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY 2 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webst sovereignty n 1: government free from external control 2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University