The decision by the United Nations General Assembly at its 58th
session not to consider the so-called Taiwan's representation in
the UN at the current session represented the will of the majority
of UN members, said Chinese top UN envoy Wang Guangya in New York
Wednesday.
Wang told reporters after a General Committee session that the
decision embodied the purpose and principles of the UN Charter and
upheld Resolution 2758 which solved, in political, legal and
procedural terms, the issue of China's representation in the United
Nations.
"The decision is an indication that One-China policy is a
consensus reached by the international community. Any attempt to
split China and create 'Two Chinas' or 'One China, One Taiwan' by a
small handful of people bent on Taiwan's independence is unpopular
and doomed to failure," he said.
He stressed that an early solution to the Taiwan question and
realization of complete reunification of the motherland is in the
fundamental interest of the entire Chinese people, including Taiwan
compatriots.
The concept of "peaceful reunification and one country, two
systems" put forward by Deng Xiaoping and the eight-point
proposition on cross-straits ties and the promotion of China's
peaceful reunification have pointed the way for realizing this
goal, he said.
The General Committee of the 58th United Nations General
Assembly Session decided Wednesday not to consider the so-called
"Taiwan's representation in the UN," foiling for the 11th
consecutive time Taiwan's attempt to join the world
inter-governmental institution.
One-China is basic principle generally observed by int'l
community
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing
early Thursday the latest rejection of a proposal on the so-called
Taiwan's "representation" in the United Nations shows once again
that one-China is the basic principle generally observed by the
international community.
On Sept. 18, the General Committee of the 58th Session of the UN
General Assembly decided not to consider the so-called "Taiwan's
representation in the UN", which was put forth by Gambia and a few
other countries, in the agenda of the current session, Kong Quan
said.
It indicates the firm determination of the vast majority of UN
members to uphold the UN Charter and the Resolution 2758 of the UN
General Assembly, he said.
"There is only one China in the world, and the Chinese mainland
and Taiwan belong to one China. The sovereignty and territorial
integrity of China cannot be severed," Kong said, adding that to
safeguard national unity is a matter concerning the fundamental
interests of the Chinese nation.
"All Chinese people, including the 23 million compatriots in
Taiwan, will not agree to the actions of making 'two Chinas' or
'one China, one Taiwan' in the international community," the
spokesman said.
(Xinhua News Agency September 18, 2003)