Allies Press UN to Let Taiwan Join Global Talks

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Nine of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have urged the United Nations to allow for Taiwan's participation, citing its global contributions in areas such as health, education, and technology.

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00:00Taiwan's diplomatic allies are urging the United Nations to give Taiwan a place at the table.

00:06Nine allies submitted a joint letter to the UN highlighting Taiwan's global contributions

00:11and calling for its inclusion at international meetings.

00:14Tavalu's UN ambassador says Resolution 2758 has been misinterpreted

00:19and was never intended to block Taiwan from taking part in the UN system.

00:24For us, that is very wrong, an interpretation that we disagree

00:31because we see that the resolution was not to the effect of preventing Taiwan

00:38from participating in the UN meetings and the UN system.

00:46Resolution 2758 recognizes the People's Republic of China as the only representative of China at the UN.

00:53It does not mention Taiwan by name or state that Taiwan cannot participate in the UN or its agencies.

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