UN General Assembly Resolution 2758
The UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, the subject of which was the "Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations" was voted on by 128 nations at the 26th General Assembly of the UN in October 1971. The resolution passed with 76 in favour, 35 against and 17 abstaining. The resolution declared the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, and in accordance with that, gave the China seat to the Communist regime, expelling the Republic of China from the United Nations and its specialised agencies.
While the US would have supported a dual-representation solution, Chiang Kai-shek refused to entertain the idea of multiple political entities representing China, as it would have violated the "one-China" principle.
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- United Nations (1971). General Assembly, 26th session : [online] digitallibrary.un.org. Available at: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/735611 [Accessed 30 Dec. 2022].
- United Nations (1971b). Restoration of the lawful rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations : [online] digitallibrary.un.org. Available at: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/654350?ln=en [Accessed 31 Dec. 2022].
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