Chinese UN ambassador: Taiwan question purely China's internal affairs

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang Guangya on Wednesday said the act by a very few countries to raise the so-called issue of Taiwan's "participation" in the UN constitutes a gross violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and a brazen challenge to the one-China principle widely recognized by the international community.
　　In a statement at the General Committee of the UN General Assembly, Wang said the Chinese government, "strongly condemns such flagrant interference in China's internal affairs." "There is but one China in the world, both the mainland and Taiwan are part of that one and same China, and China's sovereignty and territorial integrity brook no division."
　　Wang Guangya said Resolution 2758 adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1971 "has solved, in political, legal and procedural terms, the issue of China's representation in the United Nations.""There is simply no such issue as the so-called 'Taiwan's representation in the United Nations'," he added.
　　The Chinese ambassador stressed, "The question of Taiwan is purely an internal matter of China. An early solution to the Taiwan question and realization of complete reunification of the motherland is in the fundamental interest of the entire Chinese people including Taiwan compatriots and reflects the shared aspiration of all Chinese both at home and abroad."
　　He said, "Adherence to the one-China principle is the basis for the development of cross-straits relations and the realization of peaceful reunification. 'One country, two systems' has been implemented successfully both in Hong Kong and Macao, and it is also the best way for the reunification between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits."
　　He said, "The Chinese central government has stated clearly on many occasions that after its reunification with the mainland, Taiwan may keep its existing social system unchanged and enjoy a high degree of autonomy. Our Taiwan compatriots may keep their way of life unchanged, and their vital interests will be fully guaranteed. They will enjoy a lasting peace. Taiwan may then truly rely on the mainland as its hinterland for economic growth and thus get broad space for development. Our Taiwan compatriots may join the people on the mainland in exercising the right to administer the country and sharing the dignity and honor of the great motherland in the international community. Personages of Taiwan may also, as part of the Chinese delegation, participate in activities of relevant international organizations and international conferences."
　　Wang said, "the Chinese government will continue to work for the peaceful solution of the Taiwan question on the basis of the one-China principle."
　　Wang also said the General Committee of each and every session of the General Assembly since 1993 has flatly rejected the inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly of the so-called issue of Taiwan's "participation" in the United Nations. "This fully demonstrates that to raise in whatever form the so-called issue of Taiwan's 'participation' in the United Nations will fail to receive support from the vast number of UN member states."
　　He expressed his confidence that "the General Committee of the 58th session of the General Assembly will, as in the past, refuse once again to include the so-called 'question of Taiwan's representation in the United Nations' in the agenda of the General Assembly session." Enditem