SEEKING A SEAT:Taiwan United Nations Alliance said that UN Resolution 2758 should not be a factor, as Chiang Kai-shek’s regime did not represent Taiwanese
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 07, 2016
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Members of the Taiwan United Nations Alliance are to depart for the US on Friday to promote Taiwan’s
Taiwan United Nations Alliance director Michael Tsai, front row, third right, and other alliance members gesture at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
membership in the UN ahead of the international body’s general assembly next week.
The alliance will stage a musical promotion event in front of UN headquarters in New York on Saturday next week to highlight Taiwan’s intention to join the organization and meet with US think tanks and politicians to seek support in the US Congress, alliance director Michael Tsai (蔡明憲) said yesterday.
The alliance is to post a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and representatives to the UN to advocate the nation’s inclusion.
A poll by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation found that 84.8 percent of Taiwanese backed a UN bid, with the support holding at 83.2 percent if China expressed opposition, Tsai said. [FULL STORY]