數十年來，議題設定在「統／獨」的討論已建構一個非常強但卻是錯誤的信念，那就是臺灣所想的只有回歸中國，如同馬英九與北京的一廂情願想法。此種錯誤的信念與漸興起之臺灣認同嚴重牴觸，並且牴觸了臺灣人民希望確保臺灣國家位格的要求。縱令二位臺灣出生的總統已執政了近20年，當議題要探討臺灣的未來時，全世界好像靜止在冷戰時期的「統一前的分裂國家」，完全無視二千三百五十萬臺灣人民的真實心聲。 本文從主權觀念切入，試圖探討上述議題及臺灣的國際地位，亦探討國民黨的中華民國來臺灣之後續發展。在作者下結論說明臺灣是合法、正當享有國家位格前，關於國家位格及相關議題會在文中討論說明。

Even after two Taiwan-born Presidents (the former President Lee Teng-Hui of the KMT and the current President Chen Shiu-Bian of the DPP) came to power for nearly 20 years (since 1987), when issues come to Taiwan's future, the world (academics and politicians) seems to stay still in the cold war thinking of ”divided states pending reunification,” without listening to the real will of the 23.5 million people of Taiwan. This paper begins with the concept of sovereignty, it attempts to evaluate the above-mentioned issues and Taiwan's international status, along with the Nationalist China's flee to this island and aftermath. The issue of statehood and relevant themes will be analysed before the author jumps to the conclusion that Taiwan is rightful for its claim to statehood.