Let them into the UN...
It's a crime that Taiwan is not in the United Nations.
Taiwan said it had launched its 14th bid to join the United Nations and urged the international body to grant the island a seat to help promote regional peace.What's worse is that Beijing refuses to let UN agencies like the WHO to work with Taiwan.
"We urge the international community to recognize the legitimacy of the 23 million Taiwanese people in participating in the UN ... Shutting Taiwan out is violating basic human rights and dignity of our people," said foreign ministry spokesman Michel Lu.
"Tensions in East Asia have tightened since
North Korea test-fired missiles and the UN should take a more active role in maintaining peace and security in the Taiwan Strait and the region," Lu added.
posted by GayandRight @ 1:12 PM
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Considering how ineffectual and increasingly irrelevant the UN is becoming, I'm starting to find it hard to understand why they would want to join.
Respectfully
Fergy
The expulsion of Taiwan from the UN and the UN's failure to re-recognize Taiwan has been the one single issue I have used as a barometer to ascertain the legitimacy of the organization as a whole.
I had no problem with the recognition of Mainland China (there is/was no otherwise good reason to keep that regime _away_ from the bagaining table) but it was a mistake to accept the condition as a price for China's inclusion. When I say "mistake", I mean a "total ethical failure" on the part of UN members at that time.
"It's a crime that Palestine is not in the United Nations". They used to be on the map - they had a seat at the League of Nations and the early United Nations. They issued coinage (lots of collectors have an example) they have a flag. - they used to be a country until 1948. Israel has a right to exist. Palestine has a right to exist. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have lived in Refugee Camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank since 1948.
I am glad that you are worried about Taiwan ... but perhaps the question, 'Where is Palestine' (?) might be a bit more timely and perhaps a step in trying to bring a bit of sanity to the Middle East.
There were not a country in 1948....gee, you can't even get your history right...
fred
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