Original sentence: The island was ceded to the ROC in 1945 following Japan's defeat in World War II
Edited sentence: "  The Republic of China remains on Taiwan as a "non-recognized government-in-exile.According to international law, the United States Military Government remains as the lawful government of the Taiwan area, with administrative control delegated to the "Taiwan governing authorities.In the San Francisco Peace Treaty (SFPT) which came into force on April 28, 1952, Japan renounced all right, claim, and title to Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores, but these areas were not ceded to the ROC.In the present day, neither the United States nor the United Nations consider Taiwan a sovereign independent country.The United States Congress passed a domestic law, the Taiwan Relations Act, in 1979 to regulate all aspects of the relationship between the United States and the "Taiwan governing authorities.The island was occupied by ROC military forces in 1945 following Japan's defeat in World War II, but there was no transfer of sovereignty.This is because the "sovereignty" of Formosa and the Pescadores was not ceded to the ROC in the SFPT