Wang Guangya, Chinese permanent
representative to the United Nations, responds to media during the 62nd
session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the United States, on
Sept. 19, 2007.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The General
Committee of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly decided on Wednesday
not to include the so-called issue of "Taiwan's participation in the United
Nations," raised by the Solomon Islands and a very few other countries, into the
agenda of the General Assembly.
Since 1993, the General Assembly has for the 15th
consecutive time thwarted Taiwan's attempt to join the world body composed of
sovereign states.
Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2007 shows the
first plenary meeting of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly at
the UN headquarters in New York, the United States. The 62nd session of
the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Hou
Jun) Photo
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Addressing
the session, Wang Guangya, Chinese permanent representative to the United
Nations, said that there is but one China in the world and Taiwan has been an
inalienable part of China since ancient times, a fact that has been recognized
by the United Nations and the vast majority of countries around the world.
"The Taiwan question is purely an internal affair of
China," Wang said. "It should be resolved by the Chinese people on both sides of
the Taiwan Straits."
"Although China is not yet reunited, the fact that
both Taiwan and the mainland belong to one and the same China has never been
changed," Wang stressed.
UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971,
explicitly stipulates that the representatives of the government of the People's
Republic of China are the only legitimate representatives of China in the United
Nations, Wang said.
"This resolution has very clear political and legal
meanings," the ambassador said. "It is based on the important prerequisite that
China is an integrated country and Taiwan is a part of China."
"The United Nations is an intergovernmental
organization composed only of sovereign states. As a region of China, Taiwan is
not entitled to apply for UN membership in whatever name," Wang stressed.
"No one cares more about the prospect and interests
of the 23 million Taiwan compatriots than the Chinese government. In consistent
adherence to the fundamental principle of 'peaceful reunification and one
country, two systems,' the Chinese government has made every effort and worked
with utmost sincerity to deliver benefits to the compatriots on both sides of
the Taiwan Straits and strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification," the
ambassador said.
"We sincerely hope that the two sides of the Taiwan
Straits would render mutual respect, cooperate for mutual benefit, strengthen
people-to-people contacts, enhance economic exchanges and trade, and expand
cooperation in all fields to work together to build a beautiful homeland for
people across the Straits," Wang said.
He condemned the Chen Shui-bian authorities for
deliberately provoking cross-Straits confrontation and intensifying their
efforts to seek the so-called "constitutional reengineering," "referendum on
Taiwan's membership of the United Nations" and pushing for "de jure Taiwan
independence."
"The 'Taiwan independence' forces and their
separatist activities remain the biggest obstacle to cross-Straits relations and
constitute the biggest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits
and in the Asia-Pacific Region," Wang said.
He stressed that the 23 million Taiwan compatriots
are part of the 1.3 billion Chinese people.
"Any decision on issues concerning China's
sovereignty and territorial integrity must be jointly made by the 1.3 billion
Chinese people," Wang stressed. "It serves the fundamental and long-term
interests of the compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to oppose and
curb the 'Taiwan independence' forces and their separatist activities and
maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits."
Wang urged the co-sponsors of the proposal on
"Taiwan's participation in the United Nations" to comply with the purposes and
principles of the UN Charter and Resolution 2758, cherish the international
image and dignity of their own countries, and refrain from seeking their own
interests by playing the despicable role of supporters for "Taiwan independence"
forces who intend to split China.
"I am confident that the overwhelming majority of
countries would firmly oppose the United Nations becoming a venue for China's
separation," he said. "The farce which has been staged in the General Assembly
sessions for 15 consecutive years should long have been
stopped."
BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman Jiang Yu said here Thursday morning that the decision of the General
Committee of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly not to include the
so-called issue of "Taiwan's participation in the United Nations," into the
agenda of the General Assembly again showed that no one can change the fact that
Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territories.
The UNGA decided on Wednesday not to
include the so-called issue of "Taiwan's participation in the United Nations,"
raised by the Solomon Islands and a very few other countries, into the agenda of
the General Assembly.
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