Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
by Jake Sanders, Editor
Taiwan plans to request that the international community intervene to prevent China from misinterpreting UN Resolution 2758 during the upcoming UN General Assembly, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) statement yesterday.
The ministry shared these details at a press conference in Taipei, outlining its goals for enhancing Taiwan’s presence the global organizations. This strategy was initially proposed at the IPAC meeting in July and has now been adopted as Taiwan government policy.
The 79th UN General Assembly will convene next Tuesday at its New York headquarters, with the general debate scheduled from September 24 to 28. This session will center on the theme: “Leaving no one behind: Acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future,” as noted by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tien Chung-kwang.
台湾计划请求国际社会介入，以防止中国在即将召开的联合国大会上误解联合国第2758号决议，外交部（MOFA）昨日发表声明。
外交部在台北的新闻发布会上分享了这些细节，概述了提升台湾在全球组织中存在感的目标。此战略最初在七月份的国际参议院论坛（IPAC）会议上提出，现已被纳入台湾政府政策。
第79届联合国大会将于下周二在纽约总部召开，普通辩论定于9月24日至28日进行。本次会议的主题为：“不让任何人掉队：携手共进，促进和平、可持续发展和当代与未来的人类尊严，”正如外交部副部长田中光所指出的。
Tien noted that Taiwan’s population of 23.5 million continues to be sidelined by the UN.
He explained, “This injustice stems from China’s malicious twisting of UN Resolution 2758, aiming to deceive the international community into equating the resolution with its so-called ‘one China’ principle.”
China falsely asserts that Taiwan is part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and claims authority to represent it, Tien added. He emphasized that this claim disregards Taiwan’s status as a sovereign nation with legitimate rights to participate in the UN.
When asked about Taiwan’s focus on clarifying Resolution 2758 this year, Tien referred to Nauru’s recent decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, citing the resolution and the ‘one China’ principle as justification.
He warned that if Taiwan fails to clarify the resolution’s interpretation among UN member states soon, the PRC may disrupt the current ‘status quo’ where neither Taiwan nor the PRC asserts dominance over the other.
Beijing is likely to continue distorting the resolution to use it as a legal justification for potential military action against Taiwan, framing the cross-strait situation as a domestic issue, he added.
MOFA plans to emphasize three key points in its appeal to the UN:
- The UN should recognize and address the malicious distortion of Resolution 2758, which threatens the cross-strait ‘status quo’ and jeopardizes peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
- Resolution 2758 does not preclude Taiwan from meaningful participation in UN activities. The UN should facilitate Taiwan’s involvement in ways that allow it to contribute to sustainable development goals.
- The UN Secretariat must maintain neutrality, refraining from misusing Resolution 2758 to block Taiwanese nationals and media from accessing UN facilities or events. The ministry noted that Taiwan’s consistent, moderate approach over the past eight years has gained international recognition and support for its quest for participation in global affairs.
In addition to inviting permanent representatives from allied countries to jointly address UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the ministry will encourage them to advocate for Taiwan during the general debate and other assembly events this year.
Earlier this year, the US government publicly rejected the misuse of Resolution 2758 in a four-point statement, and in July, delegates at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Policy summit initiated the 2758 Initiative, vowing to pass resolutions in their parliaments to counter Beijing’s distortion of the resolution and international law related to Taiwan’s status. Last month, the Australian Senate unanimously adopted an “urgency motion” condemning China’s misrepresentation of Resolution 2758.
天指出，台灣的2350萬人口仍然在聯合國中被邊緣化。
他解釋道：「這種不公正源於中國惡意扭曲聯合國第2758號決議，旨在欺騙國際社會將該決議等同於其所謂的『一個中國』原則。」
天補充說，中國錯誤地聲稱台灣是中華人民共和國（PRC）的一部分，並聲稱有權代表台灣。他強調，這一主張無視台灣作為一個主權國家的地位，擁有合法的參與聯合國的權利。
當被問及台灣今年專注於澄清第2758號決議時，天提到瑙魯最近決定與台灣斷交，並引用該決議和『一個中國』原則作為理由。
他警告說，如果台灣未能及時澄清該決議在聯合國會員國中的解釋，中華人民共和國可能會干擾目前的『現狀』，使台灣和中華人民共和國都不主張對方的主導地位。
他補充道，北京可能會繼續扭曲該決議，將其作為對台灣潛在軍事行動的法律依據，將兩岸局勢框架為內部問題。
外交部計劃在向聯合國的呼籲中強調三個關鍵點：
聯合國應認可並解決第2758號決議的惡意扭曲，這威脅到兩岸的『現狀』，危及印太地區的和平與穩定。
第2758號決議並不排除台灣在聯合國活動中的有意義參與。聯合國應促進台灣的參與，使其能夠貢獻於可持續發展目標。
聯合國秘書處必須保持中立，避免誤用第2758號決議來阻止台灣國民和媒體進入聯合國設施或參加活動。該部表示，台灣在過去八年中持續採取溫和的方式，已獲得國際認可和支持，爭取參與全球事務。
除了邀請友好國家的常駐代表共同向聯合國秘書長安東尼奧·古特雷斯發聲外，該部還將鼓勵他們在今年的全體辯論和其他大會活動中為台灣發聲。
今年早些時候，美國政府在一份四點聲明中公開拒絕了對第2758號決議的誤用，而在七月，參加中政策跨國議會聯盟峰會的代表啟動了2758倡議，誓言在其國會內通過決議，以對抗北京對該決議及與台灣地位相關的國際法的扭曲。上個月，澳大利亞參議院一致通過了一項「緊急動議」，譴責中國的錯誤表述。
