Taiwan seeks U.N. participation, not membership

Yet, various lawmakers from the opposition DPP argued against the government’s new decision to seek participation, rather than membership, in the U.N.

DPP lawmaker Pan Meng-an contended that the new bid has “broken the hearts of the Taiwan people,” as he described Ma’s proposed “diplomatic truce” with China as a sign of surrender.

Also, DPP Lawmaker Chang Hua-kan reminded the government to insist upon Taiwan’s sovereignty regardless of the international situation.

“If we don’t even insist on our name, then we can’t be considered a country,” he said.

DPP Lawmaker Chai Trong-rong added that the president has effectively allowed for foreigners to decide Taiwan’s designation by not insisting on using the country’s name.

“If the Taiwanese can’t even be allowed to decide their country’s name, how can they decide their own future?” he asked rhetorically.

Following the adoption of U.N. Resolution 2758 on October 25, 1971, the ROC’s permanent seat at the U.N. Security Council was given to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which has denied the country access to all related U.N. agencies such as health, labor, intellectual property rights, meteorology and aviation, ever since.

The new U.N. campaign will be a crucial test for President Ma Ying jeou’s advocacy of “pragmatic diplomacy,” or “modus vivendi” approach, and seeking a “diplomatic truce” with China, on both the domestic and cross-strait fronts. Hsia said that under those concepts, the two sides should pursue cooperative co-existence rather than confrontation.

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