At the press conference of the National People’s Congress on March 7, 2025, Chinese Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the United Nations’ (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 did not clearly define Taiwan’s international position, countering the view held by most Western nations.
According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Wang offered his own interpretation of the resolution: “In 1971, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed Resolution 2758, restoring all legitimate rights of the People’s Republic of China at the UN and expelling representatives of the Taiwan authorities from all UN bodies. This resolution fully settled China’s representation issue including Taiwan, and completely ruled out the possibility of ‘two Chinas’ or ‘one China, one Taiwan.'”
Wang claimed that Taiwan’s only designation at the UN is “Taiwan Province of China” and that Taiwan has never been, and will never be, a country. He warned that advocating for “Taiwan independence” equates to splitting China, that supporting such a movement constitutes interference in China’s internal affairs, and that condoning it undermines stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Wang Yi stated that the view held by Western countries is “a blatant challenge to the authority of the United Nations and the post-war international order,” calling such views “absurd and dangerous.” He said that “those spreading such views need to brush up on basic knowledge.”
Source: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, March 7, 2025
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