The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry expressed high affirmation and sincere gratitude after the Dutch House of Representatives passed a motion supporting Taiwan, stating that UN Resolution 2758 did not exclude Taiwan’s international participation. The ministry emphasized the significance of passing such a motion during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On September 12, the Dutch House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the motion supporting Taiwan with 147 out of 150 members in favor. The motion highlighted that UN Resolution 2758 did not confer sovereignty over Taiwan to the People’s Republic of China, nor did it exclude Taiwan from participating in the United Nations or other international organizations.
The motion also pointed out that the People’s Republic of China has distorted UN Resolution 2758 and hindered Taiwan’s international participation. Taiwan’s involvement in international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) aligns with the interests of the Netherlands.
According to the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry, the Dutch Parliament became the second country globally to pass a similar motion after the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) adopted a template resolution regarding UN Resolution 2758 in July and the Australian Federal Senate passed a related motion. This move marks the first instance of a European country supporting Taiwan in this manner.
The motion in support of Taiwan was jointly proposed by a total of 13 bipartisan members of the Dutch House of Representatives, including members of the D66 Party and the Co-Chair of IPAC Netherlands, Jan Patternote. This is the third concrete support action by the Dutch Parliament for Taiwan following their support for Taiwan’s international participation in April and their call in May for the Dutch government to join the EU and like-minded countries in opposing Chinese military activities around Taiwan and supporting the maintenance of peace in the Taiwan Strait.
In an op-ed titled “Including Taiwan in the UN System is Key to Ensuring Peace” published in the Daily Herald of Illinois on September 10, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu called for international support to include Taiwan in the UN system and to stop distorting UN General Assembly Resolution 2758. Wu emphasized that about half of global maritime trade routes pass through the Taiwan Strait, making it a crucial international waterway. Despite Taiwan’s steadfast efforts to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, China continues to escalate provocations against Taiwan.
During his speech at the IPAC annual meeting on July 30, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pointed out that aside from military intimidation against neighboring countries, China’s authoritarian expansion also involves diplomatic pressures, economic coercion, cyber attacks, and spreading misinformation to heighten gray zone disruptions and destabilize the region. President Lai stressed that China’s expansionism often relies on legal warfare or distortion of history, which should not serve as excuses for external aggression. The UN Resolution 2758 is a clear example of this behavior.
President Lai expressed gratitude to the US government and international entities like the European Parliament for publicly opposing China’s misinterpretation of UN Resolution 2758 and the “One China Principle” to restrict Taiwan’s international participation and establish legal grounds for Chinese military actions against Taiwan.
President Lai emphasized that any threat from China to any country is a threat to the world, and Taiwan will spare no effort to uphold the “Democratic Umbrella” with democratic partners, ensuring that partner countries are shielded from authoritarian expansion threats and collectively promoting democracy, peace, and prosperity worldwide.