Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Friday
slashed Taiwan authorities' application?for joining the United
Nations in the name of Taiwan, saying the attempt will not
succeed.
"We resolutely oppose it and will keep a close eye on the
development of the issue," Liu said. "The Taiwan authorities'
attempt to split China will absolutely not succeed."
According to the Foreign Ministry, Taiwan authorities on
Thursday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon,?presenting an application for "joining the UN in the
name of Taiwan."
Liu said Taiwan authorities' attempt to join the UN is an act of
splittism of the "Taiwan independence" forces, which attempts to
separate Taiwan from China.
He cited articles of the UN Charter, the provisional rules of
procedure of the Security Council and provisional rules of
procedure of the UN General Assembly, saying only sovereign states
can apply for UN membership.
The general position of the international community is that
there is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an integral part of
China, and the government of the People's Republic of China is the
sole legal government that represents the whole China.
Such a stance also completely accords with the UN Charter and
has been confirmed by the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, Liu
said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 21, 2007)
