Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA) secretary-general Chou Te-wang (周德望) yesterday said that the organization would hold a Taiwan promotion event at the UN Plaza on Friday, as the UN General Assembly is scheduled to convene tomorrow.
The event would showcase Taiwan’s distinct culture, feature live dance performances and explain that the nation is not a UN member, Chou said.
On Saturday, TAIUNA would participate in the “Keep Taiwan Free” parade organized by the Taiwanese-American community in New York, he added.
Photo courtesy of the Taiwan United Nations Alliance
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China’s distortion of UN Resolution 2758 is the main obstacle to Taiwan’s international participation, adding that it has instructed Taiwan’s overseas missions to counter these distortions.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) also wrote an op-ed that was published in multiple countries, which aims to inform the international community of China’s false narratives and mobilize global support for Taiwan.
Lin also told the newspaper the Australian that “since 1949, the People’s Republic of China has never ruled Taiwan,” and UN Resolution 2758 “does not mention Taiwan at all.”
The ministry is expected to hold another news conference this week to announce Taiwan’s UN-related proposals and initiatives for this year.
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