US Ambassador Calls For Taiwan to Be Part of United Nations

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, right, meets James K.J. Lee, director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, for lunch at a restaurant in Midtown Manhattan on Sept. 16, 2020. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft has voiced support for Taiwan to be included in the United Nations system.

“The world needs Taiwan’s full participation in the United Nations system, particularly with respect to matters that affect public health and economic development,” said Craft while speaking at a virtual Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) event on Sept. 29.