China pushed back against Taiwan’s continued desire to rejoin the United Nations on Wednesday, according to Agence France-Presse. This comes after the U.S. expressed support for Taiwan’s effort.
“Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system is not a political issue, but a pragmatic one,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday.
People’s Republic of China leaders replaced Taiwanese leaders fifty years ago, based on a General Assembly vote. Taiwanese leaders–known as Republic of China representatives–fled the mainland in 1949 to avoid communist rule.
