Source: Republic of China Taiwan
September 26, 2026
No. 468
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reiterates that United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758, which consists of just 150 words, makes no mention of Taiwan. It neither states that Taiwan is part of China nor authorizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to represent Taiwan in the UN system. Therefore, no party can invoke this resolution to preclude Taiwan’s participation in the UN system.
Neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the PRC is subordinate to the other. This is the objective status quo across the Taiwan Strait and an internationally recognized fact that cannot be distorted or misrepresented. Only Taiwan’s democratically elected government can represent Taiwan in the UN system and other international multilateral mechanisms.
The 81st session of the UNGA is currently being held at the UN headquarters in New York. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the adoption of UNGA Resolution 2758. In recent years, China has continually intensified its efforts in bilateral and multilateral arenas to distort the resolution and coerce or entice the nations of the Global South to go along with its stance. China’s aim is to eliminate the existence of the ROC (Taiwan), reinforce its narrative that the Taiwan issue is an internal affair, and build a legal foundation for its misguided intention to alter the regional status quo through aggressive actions.
This has caused discontent in the international community, which has repudiated this behavior. In addition to Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, the executive or legislative branches of such nations as the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Belgium, as well as the European Union, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, and the American Legislative Exchange Council, have all voiced public support through diverse means to refute China’s improper interpretation of UNGA Resolution 2758.
Recently, the European Union also clearly pointed out that UNGA Resolution 2758 consists of only 150 words in total, that its content is very brief, that it addressed the transfer of the representation of China at the United Nations from “the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek” to “the representatives of the government of the People’s Republic of China,” and that the word Taiwan appears nowhere in the text. MOFA expresses its sincere gratitude to international partner countries for clearly expressing their positions.
MOFA emphasizes that following the end of World War II, the San Francisco Peace Treaty, which has the force of international law, superseded such political statements as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. The treaty did not hand Taiwan over to the PRC, and the PRC has never ruled Taiwan.
Crucially, starting from the mid-1980s, Taiwan underwent a process of political liberalization and democratization through a bottom-up transformation, and completed its first direct presidential election in 1996. By then, all central executive and legislative representatives of the ROC (Taiwan) government were elected by the people of Taiwan. This made the ROC（Taiwan）government the sole legitimate government to effectively govern and externally represent Taiwan. It also established the objective status quo and fact that the ROC (Taiwan) and the PRC exist on an equal footing, with neither being subordinate to the other. Since then, Taiwan has witnessed three changes of governing party―in 2000, 2008, and 2016―consolidating its democratic system and sense of identity. This also reflects the firm belief in and strong commitment to freedom and democracy among Taiwan’s people.
MOFA therefore solemnly calls on the international community to collectively counter China’s malicious distortion of UNGA Resolution 2758 and jointly defend the rules-based international order. MOFA further demands that the United Nations maintain neutrality and refrain from acquiescing to China’s suppression of Taiwan’s legitimate right to participate in international affairs. The United Nations should facilitate Taiwan’s contributions to regional and global peace and stability, as well as the well-being of all humanity, so as to promote the early realization of “a United Nations that delivers for all.” （E）