What strategies has Taiwan adopted to seek participation in the United Nations (UN)?
Taiwan’s UN campaign is spearheaded by proposals presented by its diplomatic allies to the UN General Assembly, requesting that the fundamental right of the 23 million people of Taiwan to participate in the UN be respected and secured. Taiwan does not intend to challenge the status or interests of any existing UN member states. Taiwan is always pragmatic and flexible when it comes to how it should participate in the UN. We hope that the UN could serve as a platform on which the two sides of the Taiwan Strait could exchange and cooperate with each other. It is also hoped that the two sides could work hand in hand internationally to promote the well-being of the people of both sides of the Strait on the basis of equality and mutual respect. In accord with the current atmosphere, in which the international community hopes that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait could engage in a peaceful dialogue, the government of Taiwan adopted a new strategy of “presenting two proposals” in 2005. These
