UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758
Traditional Chinese	聯合國大會2758號決議
Simplified Chinese	联合国大会2758号决议
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liánhéguó dàhuì 2758 hào juéyì Wade–Giles LienHeKuo TaHui 2758 Hao ChuehI Tongyong Pinyin lianheguo dahuei 2758 hao jyueyi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization LyanHeGwo DaHwei 2758 Hau JyweYi

The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 was passed in response to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668 that required any change in China's representation in the UN be determined by a two-thirds vote referring to Article 18 of the UN Charter. The resolution, passed on October 25, 1971, recognized the People's Republic of China (PRC) as "the only legitimate representative of China to the United Nations" and expelled "the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations."

The close of fighting in World War II in the Pacific in 1945 saw the Republic of China government, represented by its governing party, the Kuomintang (KMT, Chinese Nationalist Party), having jurisdiction over mainland China and Taiwan. Four years later, the Chinese Civil War resulted in the Communists in control of mainland China and the Nationalists in control of Taiwan. The Communists declared the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the successor state of the Republic of China (ROC), while the Nationalists championed the continued existence of the Republic of China as the sole legitimate Chinese government. In the context of the Cold War, both sides claimed to be the only legitimate Chinese government, and each side refused to maintain diplomatic relations with countries that officially recognized the other side.

of the UN Charter provides:

The original Members of the United Nations shall be the states which, having participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, or having previously signed the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, sign the present Charter and ratify it in accordance with Article 110.