UN rejection on Taiwan representation hailed
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-13 06:37
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman hailed Wednesday the United Nations (UN)
rejection of Taiwan's "representation" proposal.
"Any actions breaching the tenet of the UN Charter and the Resolution 2758 of
the UN General Assembly, or challenging the one-China principle will be
unpopular among the vast majority of UN member countries", spokesman Qin Gang
said in a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry early on Wednesday.
Qin made the remark on the rejection of the proposals calling for the
so-called Taiwan's "representation" in the United Nations and "the maintenance
of peace across the Taiwan Straits" to be discussed at the UN General Assembly.
Qin also urged the Taiwan authorities and certain countries used by the
Taiwan authorities to follow the historical trend and stop all secessionist
activities.
On August 10, Burkina Faso, Gambia and a few other countries, instigated by
the Taiwan authorities, wrote to the UN secretary-general, requesting the 61st
session of the UN General Assembly to discuss the issue and a proposal on the
maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Straits.
Since 1993, the General Committee of the UN General Assembly has rejected for
13 consecutive times to add the proposals for the so-called "Taiwan's
representation in the UN" into the assembly's agenda.
The Resolution 2758 was adopted in 1971 at the 26th UN General Assembly,
which granted the People's Republic of China full legal status in the United
Nations.
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