Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/18
By: Timothy Huang and Evelyn Kao

New York, Sept. 17 (CNA) Around 500 overseas Taiwanese in the United States and a Taiwanese delegation took to the streets Saturday calling for Taiwan’s membership in the United Nations ahead of the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 20-26.

It was the 24th such action by Taiwanese civic organizations in the U.S. since former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) launched a campaign in 1992 for Taiwan (ROC) to rejoin the United Nations.

This year, the rally was led by the Committee for Admission of Taiwan to the United Nations (CATUN) and the Taiwanese American Council of Greater New York, ahead of the opening of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York Tuesday.

The rally attracted the highest number of participants in recent years, including many second-generation Taiwanese Americans.     [FULL  STORY]