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Are there any US territories which are under the jurisdiction of China?

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Are there any US territories which are under the jurisdiction of China?

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(I found this interesting summary on the internet, please see my source list.) Taiwan is currently under the jurisdiction of the “Republic of China.” A PROOF that Taiwan is actually an Overseas Territory of the United States may be given as follows. * Introduction In the April 28, 1952, San Francisco Peace Treaty (SFPT), Japan renounced sovereignty over “Formosa and the Pescadores” (i.e. Taiwan) but no “recipient” for this territorial cession was specified. The State Department informed the Senate in the early 1970’s that “As Taiwan and the Pescadores are not covered by any existing international disposition, sovereignty over the area is an unsettled question subject to future international resolution.” Taiwan is not currently included on the US State Department’s listing of Independent States in the World. Although there is the general impression among politicians that Taiwan is somehow a part of Chinese territory, in fact there are no US government documents which conclusively say th

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