UN still won’t recognise Taiwan

The United Nations has once again blocked Taiwan’s quest for membership.  A key UN committee rejected a proposal from Taiwan’s allies to put its bid on the agenda of the general assembly, which met in New York in mid-September. This is the 15th consecutive year that Taiwan’s quest for membership of the United Nations has been rejected, even though, until 1971, the Chinese seat at the UN was held by Taiwan under its formal title, the Republic of China.   It is shameful that the UN adopts such a stance, even on “legal grounds”, given its supposed role as a multilateral, impartial forum and the long-term and popular bid for recognition from Taiwanese.

Taiwan and mainland China split in 1949 amid civil war.  Taiwan became the stronghold of the nationalists and the mainland became the communist People’s Republic of China.    China, which claims Taiwan as a province, is adamantly opposed to UN membership for the island, but should demonstrate its maturity by allowing an even-handed debate.

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