China stands firmly opposed to the inclusion of the so-called
"Taiwan's entry into the United Nations" issue on the agenda of the
62nd General Assembly of the United Nations.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the remarks yesterday
in response to a letter on the issue.
The letter was presented on August 14 to President Haya Rashed
al Khalifa of the 61st UN General Assembly by a very small number
of countries including the Solomon Islands and Malawi which were
encouraged by the Taiwan authorities.
Jiang said Taiwan has been an inalienable part of the Chinese
territory since ancient times, and both the Cairo Declaration and
the Potsdam Proclamation confirmed China's sovereignty over
Taiwan.
She said UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 adopted in 1971,
stipulates clearly that the government of the People's Republic of
China is the sole legitimate representative of China in the United
Nations.
More than 160 countries have diplomatic ties with China and they
all recognize the fact that there is only one China and Taiwan is
part of China, Jiang said.
She said only sovereign states in line with the UN Charter, the
Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council and the
Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, can apply for
membership to the United Nations.
Taiwan, as part of China, is unqualified to "join", under any
name. The United Nations is composed of sovereign states, Jiang
said.
She said the UN General Committee, since 1993, has refused to
list issues concerning Taiwan on UN General Assembly agendas.
This fully demonstrates that any action that runs counter to the
UN Charter and Resolution 2758, and any attempt aimed at splitting
China are unpopular, impossible to win support from the vast
majority of UN member states, and is doomed to failure.
(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2007)