The Lawful Rights of the People's Republic Restored in the UN

China was one of the initiators and founding states of the United Nations, and one of the five permanent member countries of the UN Security Council. After the People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949, Zhou Enlai telegraphed UN Secretary-General Trygve Halvdan Lie (1896-1968) and General Assembly President Carlos Pena Romulo (1899-1985) on November 15 and stated that the delegates of the "nationalist government" could no longer represent China, and that the Central People's Government of the PRC was the sole, legal representative of all the Chinese people. He requested that the UN immediately abolish all the rights of the delegates from Taiwan to represent the Chinese people in the UN. But due to US obstruction, China's lawful seat in the UN had long been held by the KMT authorities who had fled to Taiwan Island.

As the PRC's international prestige continued to grow, starting from the 16th UNGA in 1961, an increasing number of countries began to call for the restoration of China's lawful seat in the UN. The 26th UNGA, held on October 25, 1971, passed Resolution 2758 to restore the PRC's legitimate seat in the UN: 76 votes for, 35 votes against and 17 abstentions. The representatives of the Chiang Kai-shek regime were immediately expelled from the UN and all its subordinate organizations. On the 29th, the Chinese government announced that it would dispatch representatives to the UN.

On November 15, 1971, the PRC delegation headed by Qiao Guanhua (1913-1983) and Huang Hua (1913-2010) attended the 26th UNGA, and Qiao made a speech on behalf of the Chinese government.

The restoration of China's legitimate seat in the UN marked the collapse of foreign powers' hostility toward, isolation and obstruction of the new Chinese government. It was a major victory for China on the diplomatic front.

聯合國大會恢復中華人民共和國合法權利

中國是聯合國組織的發起國和創始國之一，也是聯合國安全理事會的五個常任理事國之一。1949年10月1日，中華人民共和國宣告成立。11月15日，周恩來分別致電聯合國組織秘書長賴伊和聯合國大會主席羅慕洛，聲明中國國民政府代表團已無法代表中國，只有中華人民共和國中央人民政府才是代表中國全體人民的唯一合法代表，要求聯合國立即取消臺灣代表團繼續代表中國人民參加聯合國的一切權利。但是，由于美國的長期阻撓和破壞，中國在聯合國的合法席位一直被敗逃到臺灣的國民黨當局所占據。

隨著中華人民共和國國際威望的日益提高，自1961年第十六屆聯合國大會起，要求恢復中國在聯合國合法席位的國家越來越多。1971年10月25日，第二十六屆聯合國大會以76票贊成、35票反對、17票棄權的壓倒性多數，通過2758號決議，恢復中華人民共和國在聯合國的一切合法權利，并立即把臺灣蔣介石集團的代表從聯合國組織及其所屬一切機構中驅逐出去。10月29日，中國政府宣布派代表參加聯合國的工作。1971年11月15日，以喬冠華、黃華為正副團長的中華人民共和國代表團出席第26屆聯大會議，喬冠華代表中國政府發言。

中國在聯合國和安理會的合法席位的恢復，是超級大國敵視、孤立和封鎖新中國政策的破產，是中國在外交戰線上取得的一個重大勝利。