Taiwanese Legislator in California Asserts Taiwan’s Independence from China

August 13, 2024 TruthUSA

A Taiwanese legislator reiterated that Taiwan is an independent nation from China at a panel in California.

Ahead of this year’s United Nations General Assembly, Taiwanese Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally and community panel on Aug. 10, calling for Taiwan’s membership in the global body. The 79th Session of the U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to take place from Sept. 10 to 24 in New York.

Chuang Jui-Hsiung, a Taiwanese legislator, addressed Taiwan’s exclusion from the U.N. at the panel. He criticized China’s ongoing efforts to block Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.

“Taiwan belongs to the world, not China,” Mr. Chuang said and urged Taiwanese Americans to continue advocating for Taiwan’s legitimate membership in the United Nations.

This year marks the 55th anniversary of U.N. Resolution 2758, which was adopted during the 1976th U.N. plenary meeting in October 1971.

Resolution 2758 decided “that the representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China are the only lawful representatives of China to the United Nations” and “to expel forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it.”