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联合国应立即恢复中华民国成员国身份

1# · OP Author:張無忌 Published:2024-09-09 17:55 Replies:0 Views:76 Permalink:fanzei.net/d_2222nc

Taiwan should not apply to join the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan" but should instead seek to re-enter the UN under the name of the "Republic of China." The background of Resolution 2758 was based on the fact that both governments were still competing for the status of the legitimate government of China, with both adhering to the premise of "One China." It was only because the Republic of China lost the Chinese Civil War and withdrew from the mainland that the actual governing authority occupying China's permanent seat at the United Nations changed. Therefore, Resolution 2758 transferred China's representation from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China based on the realities of the time, which was reasonable.

However, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China have now developed into two entirely different regimes. The Republic of China no longer adheres to the "One China" policy nor seeks to retake the mainland. It has established a multi-party democratic system with universal elections. Meanwhile, the People's Republic of China does not have any actual administrative authority over Taiwan, where the Republic of China is based, and the PRC itself is a one-party authoritarian socialist state. The two regimes are completely different in terms of geography, political system, ideology, and actual control. Therefore, following the same principle of basing decisions on reality, the Republic of China should be allowed to rejoin the United Nations as an independent state, just as the People's Republic of China was allowed to replace the Republic of China as the representative of China in the past—based on the facts on the ground.

Otherwise, excluding Taiwan's population of over 23 million from the United Nations is utterly absurd and severely undermines the legitimacy of the UN.

Related topics Taiwan Issue One China Principle United Nations UN Resolution 2758
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