In the Huffington Post, Fred Teng has a piece on U.S.-China relations and Pres. Obama’s visit from the Dalai Lama, and in it he makes the comparison between Hawaii and Tibet:
Tibet has been part of China long before Hawaii was a state of the United States. The U.S. Congress passed the Public Law 103-150, otherwise known as the Apology Resolution, which apologized for the U.S. Government’s role in supporting the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, Hawaii is still a solid part of the U.S. sovereignty. How would the U.S. government react if the government of China supported a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement?
The Chinese government is well aware of the history and situation in Hawaii. It has diplomatic implications in this situation with the Dalai Lama.
Update 2/18: China Daily quotes the above excerpt from Teng in an article on the Dalai Lama’s visit.
Mahalo for this article,
During the Hague Larson vs The Kingdom of Hawai’i meeting in the 90s that Hawaiian Flag flew among the other nations. Unless I missinterpreted the pictures of it. I seemed to remember Dr. Keanu Sai mentioning comments of support for the Kingdom, as it were, during that time of the Larson hearing, or sometime thereafter. I would think that China would not support one person but rather the continued existance of the Kingdom of Hawai’i and the US occupation of it, but this in regards to Taiwan. A leverage issue? I’m not sure about Tibet, but maybe I’m missing the point. But, I’m thinking that a recognition of the Kingdom would be more devastating for the State of Hawai’i than the US initially. Mahalo for the ability to comment on this important piece of news.
Other Hawaiian delegates at international gatherings have received inquiries from China as well. I doubt they’re going to do anything overt but they might use it as leverage behind the scenes. Hawaii has parallels to both Taiwan and Tibet.
I firmly believe Hawaiian sovereignty is self supporting.