As UN’s 78th General Assembly Convenes, Taiwan’s Status Ignites Heated Debate

The UN General Assembly begins high-level meetings next week. An increasing chorus is calling on the global organization to stop discriminating against Taiwan.

A coalition of Taiwanese-American groups held a press conference Sept. 9, urging UN inclusion for Taiwan. Nathan Su/The Epoch Times

As the United Nations General Assembly begins its high-level segment on Sept. 19, there are an increasing number of calls for Taiwan’s inclusion in the international organization.

The nation of 23 million people has been barred from the U.N. since 1971, when U.N. Resolution 2758 accepted the Chinese communist regime as the legitimate representative of China.