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At first the exclusive mandate was sought after rigurously. Over time, however, and especially after the administration's transition to a social-liberal coalition led by [[Willy Brandt]] in [[1969]], the steadfast clinging to the exclusive mandate was also abandoned, since it severly limited the Federal Republic's autonomy domestically, as well as internationally.

With the admission of both German states intoto the [[United Nations]] in [[1973]], matters regarding the exclusive mandate were in practice no longer relevant. Regardless, the Federal Republic of Germany did not recognize unique citizenship of the German Demcratic Republic up until 1990, and generally considered East Germans to be [[German]] citizens.; Refugees, were therefore, were not extradited. In addition, visitors from the GDR would receive a West German passport upon request, for example in order to ease travel to the United States.

= German Democratic Republic (until 1990) =

The constitution of the [[German Democratic Republic]] also acknowledged that Germany is an indivisible Republic, and thus there could only be a single German citizenship. The GDR, therefore, was also founded on the premise of being the de-facto sovereign of the entire German Republic, and thus did not recognize the existence of the other German state. In [[1974]], however, the [[reunification-clause]] was stricken from the GDR's constitution; theretoafter it assumed the simultaneous existence of two separate German states.

= China =

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Main article: [[One-China policy]]

Since the end of the Chinese civil war in [[1949]], the [[Republic of China]] was limited to the Island of [[Taiwan]], while the [[People's Republic of China]] controlled the mainland, and since [[1950]] also the Island of [[Hainan]]. Both Chinese states claimed sovereignty over all of China. Until [[1971]], the [[Republic of China]] was permanent member of the [[UN Security Council]] with [[veto]] rights; since then, however, it was excluded in favor of the [[People's Republic of China]], and since [[1972]], from all UN-subcomittees as well. Since the death of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] in [[1975]], Taiwan no longer offensively advertises its exclusive mandate and most of the world's nations have broken their official diplomatic ties with Taiwan since then (except for 27 nations as of [[2003]]), but continue to maintain unofficial relations, as does even the People's Republic itself.

=Korea=

[[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] since [[1948]] also raised claims to having legitimate sovereignty over Korea as a whole. In [[1991]], however, both nations joined the [[United Nations|UN]], as part of their [[reconciliation policy]].

=Viet Nam=

The [[Socialist Republic of Viet Nam]] was proclaimed in [[1945]]; the Empire (later Republic) of [[Viet Nam]] gained its independence from [[France]] in [[1954]]. Nort and South Viet Nam both raised claims to the entire Vietnamese country, until [[South Viet Nam]] was taken over by [[North Viet Nam| North Vietnamse]] troops.

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