Taiwan is getting increasing support from the international community in its challenges to China's claims about UN Resolution 2758 and its implications for Taiwan's status.
00:00A wave of lawmakers from Latin America are pushing back against what many say is China's distortion of a key U.N. resolution passed in 1971, which Beijing says determined Taiwan is a part of China.
00:13In a joint statement, those lawmakers from Colombia, Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay said that U.N. Resolution 2758 does not settle China's claims to Taiwan and does not prevent Taiwan's participation in international organizations.
00:30The lawmakers, all part of the Interparliamentary Alliance on China, intend to pass resolutions in their respective countries formally declaring this position.
00:39This, a major win for Taiwan, which has long been challenging China's claims.
00:45Resolution 2758 transferred China's seat at the U.N. from the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name, to the People's Republic of China in Beijing.
00:54In recent years, China has used that resolution to justify its claims to Taiwan and to keep Taiwan out of the U.N.
01:02It says any efforts to challenge these claims will fail.
01:06Any efforts to challenge these claims of the 21st century of the 2758 election will not be able to move forward to the internationalį§Šåē of the United States, and the end will only be a victory.
01:19Experts say China is clearly manipulating the facts.
01:23Taiwan's government has also firmly pushed back, with growing support from other countries.
01:28Along with Latin American lawmakers, Sweden's foreign affairs committee also recently rejected China's distortions, an emotion led by one of its members.
01:37In Sweden, the parliament gave a clear response.
01:42The reply to my motion on Resolution 2758 expressed unanimous support for its intentions across all political party lines.
01:54And this is a strong signal.
01:56We must defend the integrity of the U.N. and ensure that Taiwan is included in the international community.
02:04Notably, most of these lawmakers come from countries without official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and instead have formal ties with China.
02:14Panama cut off relations with Taiwan in 2017.
02:17Still, eight of its lawmakers signed the statement.
02:20This wave of support comes just days after China published a position paper detailing its claims about U.N. Resolution 2758, which saw swift responses from Taiwan's government.
02:31Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which handles relations with China, released a statement accusing Beijing of misleading the international community, emphasizing the resolution does not mention Taiwan, and does not determine Taiwan's status.
02:45While Taiwan's foreign ministry said this.
02:47And it appears Taiwan's pushback is no longer falling on deaf ears, as politicians from more countries are speaking up in its favor, urging the international community not to take China's claims at face value.
03:15Patrick Chen and Cadence Caranta for Taiwan Plus.
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