No bid for full UN membership

“Considering all the three factors, the UN proposal should be realistic and flexible,” Ma said.

Ma said the failure of the UN referendums had left the country with less room to strive for UN membership from a legal perspective.

The fact that the participation rate for both referendums was under 36 percent meant that the people of Taiwan felt regret that they could not participate in the UN but that the public at the same time did not consider adopting the referendums urgent, Ma said.

Ma said the government must take the referendum results seriously as they have symbolic meaning.

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