UN bid fails again, more speak against

Chien thanked all the countries that supported the bid and urged the international community to help seek solutions to the issue.

Andrew Hsia (夏立言), director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, said: "We have no delusions at all of becoming an observer or a member soon."

"We just want the world community to debate one issue -- namely whether it is fair to exclude 23 million peace-loving citizens from the UN family," Hsia said.

Not allowing the issue to be debated is a gross violation of the spirit of the UN Charter, Hsia said.

"We will never stop until it is solved," he said.

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