“Part of China”: Beijing refuses to accept Taiwan into the UN

“Part of China”
Beijing rejects Taiwan’s admission to the UN

Against the background of increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, US Secretary of State Blinken calls for the island state to be more closely involved in the United Nations. The idea is not well received in the People’s Republic. A government spokesman made it clear: The island nation is still “part of China”.

China has emphatically refused to officially integrate Taiwan into the UN. Taiwan has “no right to join the United Nations,” a spokesman for the Beijing government’s office on Taiwan affairs said at a press conference. The day before, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had called for Taiwan to be more involved in the UN system.

“The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization made up of sovereign states,” said spokesman Ma Xiaoguang. Taiwan, however, is “part of China”. The People’s Republic is the “only legitimate government that represents all of China”. He called on Taiwanese politicians to abandon the idea that proximity to the US could help Taiwan achieve independence.

For Beijing, Taiwan is a breakaway province

Tensions between Beijing and Taipei have been increasing for years. Beijing regards Taiwan, which split off from China in 1949, as a breakaway province that should be reunited with the mainland – if necessary with military force. China’s President Xi Jinping has recently repeatedly affirmed the Chinese claim to reunification with Taiwan. In the past few months, incidents in which Chinese fighter jets penetrated the Taiwanese air defense space increased.

Most recently, US President Joe Biden caused a stir with the assurance of military support from Taiwan in the event of a possible attack by China. However, the White House immediately stressed that there was no change of course in US Taiwan policy.

Blinken called on UN members on Tuesday to “support a robust, meaningful participation by Taiwan in the UN system and in the international community.” Taiwan is a “democratic success story”, an important international player and a “valued partner and trusted friend”.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen welcomed Blinkens words: She was “grateful for the US support to expand Taiwan’s international participation,” she wrote on Twitter. The US Secretary of State also emphasized that the involvement of Taiwan must be in line with the so-called one-China policy. The US recognizes the leadership in Beijing as the sole government of China. In 1971 Taiwan lost its seat at the United Nations in favor of the People’s Republic of China.

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