The Australian Senate passed a motion in support of Taiwan on the 21st, following the example of the “Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China” (IPAC) resolution, stating that the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 does not concern Taiwan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) expressed gratitude to Australia and IPAC for voicing support for Taiwan and called on the international community to collectively reject the Chinese Communist Party’s misguided interpretation of the resolution.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Australian Federal Parliament, Senator David Fawcett, and Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Senator Deborah O’Neill, initiated an urgent motion in parliament on August 21. They pointed out that the UN Resolution 2758 adopted on October 25, 1971, does not assert the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China over Taiwan, nor determine Taiwan’s future status, nor restrict Taiwan’s rights to participate in UN agencies or international organizations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) stated, “The motion was unanimously passed by the Australian Senate. The Ministry highly appreciates and sincerely thanks the strong support of the Australian Parliament for our country’s international participation.”
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Senators Fawcett and O’Neill visited Taiwan in July to attend the annual meeting of the “Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China” (IPAC), showing strong friendship with Taiwan. The Australian Parliament became the first country to pass a motion based on the resolution template set by IPAC for the current year’s meeting after the IPAC endorsed resolutions related to UN Resolution 2758.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan thanked Australia and IPAC for speaking up for the Republic of China (Taiwan) and urged the international community to jointly counter the Chinese Communist Party’s erroneous interpretation of UN Resolution 2758, as well as its attempts to falsely link the resolution with the so-called “One China Principle.” “Our country will continue to collaborate with like-minded partners such as Australia to defend the core values shared by the global democratic camp and uphold regional peace, stability, and prosperity.”