China on Thursday expressed its strong indignation and resolute opposition to the proposal lodged by a tiny few countries, including Gambia, to help Taiwan "join" the United Nations.
"This openly tramples on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," said Zhang Qiyue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
She said that on August 8, New York time, with the instigation of the Taiwan authorities, the tiny few countries sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, requesting that the 56th session of the UN General Assembly review the issue of Taiwan joining the UN, in an attempt to make "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan".
Zhang stressed that there is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory, and the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing all the Chinese people. "This is an indisputable fact acknowledged by the international community," she said.
The 26th session of the UN General Assembly passed resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority 30 years ago, settling China's representation in the UN in the political, legal and procedural fields, she noted. The spokeswoman added that the UN is an international organization among governments of the sovereign states, and Taiwan, a province of China, is not qualified at all to "join" the UN and its organizations.
Zhang noted that the UN General Committee has clearly refused to list the issue of Taiwan on the agenda of the UN General Assembly since 1993.
This demonstrates that the majority of UN members safeguard the UN Charter and authority of resolution 2758, and also it shows that any attempt to violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the will of the member states will prove unpopular and futile, she added.
Zhang noted that the Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, and achieving the reunification of the motherland at an early date is the common aspiration of all the Chinese people including Taiwan compatriots.
Any attempt to split the motherland will not be allowed by the Chinese people including Taiwan compatriots, and the cause of national reunification conforms to the aspirations of all the people and is an irresistible historical trend.
(Xinhua News Agency 08/09/2001)
