Canadian MPs Unanimously Reject Beijing’s Claim That UN Resolution Grants Sovereignty Over Taiwan

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a Taiwan flag during national day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Canadian MPs have unanimously rejected Beijing’s claim that a 1971 UN resolution gives China sovereignty over Taiwan.

The MPs backed a motion presented by Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron in the House of Commons on Nov. 6, opposing Beijing’s claim that a 1971 United Nations resolution establishes the communist-led regime’s sovereignty over the democratic island of Taiwan.