— An international academic seminar marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) opened on Saturday in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province, highlighting United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758.
The two-day event, “The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations: World Order, International Law and the Future of Multilateralism,” is co-hosted by Wuhan University in China and Benha University in Egypt.
Foreign attendees, including Miguel de Serpa Soares, former UN under-secretary-general for legal affairs and UN legal counsel, held in their speeches that commemorating the 80th anniversary of the UN requires a firm commitment to upholding the outcomes of victory in World War II and the post-war international order.
They called for continued support for the UN to play a central role in international affairs, and for the joint practice of true multilateralism.
Addressing the event, Zhao Shitong, deputy director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, and Zhu Kongjun, Party chief of Wuhan University, both emphasized that Taiwan’s return to China constituted an integral outcome of victory in World War II and the post-war international order.
They said that any attempt to distort or challenge UNGA Resolution 2758 not only undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also challenges the authority of the UN and the post-war world order.
They expressed the hope that the international community could fully understand and support the Chinese government and Chinese people in opposing “Taiwan independence,” and in advancing the just cause of national reunification.
Two books, “Restoration of the Lawful Rights of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations: Text, Documents and Materials” and “Collections of Legal Studies on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758,” were unveiled at the seminar, showcasing the latest academic research results from Chinese scholars of international law.
On Oct. 25, 1971, the 26th session of the UNGA adopted Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority, which reaffirmed that there is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and there is no such thing as “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan.”
The event gathered approximately 150 attendees from nearly 20 countries, including Egypt, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, as well as international institutions such as the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization. (Xinhua/GSF)
