Dutch House Passes Motion Rejecting China’s Territorial Claim Over Taiwan

The motion rebuked China’s distortion of U.N. Resolution 2758 of 1971.

The Binnenhof, the building that houses the Parliament and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, in The Hague on July 18, 2023. Mihut Savu/The Epoch Times

The Dutch House of Representatives adopted a motion on Thursday supporting Taiwan’s sovereignty and participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations.

The motion was passed by a 147–3 vote in the Tweede Kamer, which is the 150-seat lower house of the Dutch Parliament. The motion, led by Dutch MP Jan Paternotte, stated that U.N. Resolution 2758 of 1971 “does not rule that the People’s Republic of China enjoys sovereignty over Taiwan, nor does it make any judgment on the future participation of Taiwan in the United Nations or other international organizations.”