China celebrates 50 years in United Nations since seat was restored

In 1945, the United Nations was formed from the ashes of World War II as a platform to maintain long awaited peace and order across the globe.

China was one of the founding member states of the body, as well as the first country to sign the Charter of the United Nations.

After 1949, Beijing stated that the government of the People’s Republic of China was the sole legal government of the country, calling for the expulsion of Taiwan’s Kuomintang representative from the UN. However, the demand was met with opposition, mainly from the United States.

In 1961, the 16th UN General Assembly put China’s representation on its agenda.

In 1971, the draft resolution known as Resolution 2758 was passed with an overwhelming majority of votes. The “dual representation” draft resolution submitted by the US, Japan and other countries immediately became null and void.

The Chinese people finally restored their seat at the UN, which truly made the UN the biggest international organization in the world.