Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said yesterday that the latest rejection of a proposal on the so-called Taiwan's "representation'' in the United Nations shows once again that one China is the basic principle generally observed by the international community.

The General Committee of the 58th Session of the UN General Assembly decided yesterday not to consider the so-called "Taiwan's representation in the UN,'' which was put forth by Gambia and a few other countries, in the agenda of the current session, Kong said.

It indicates the firm determination of the vast majority of UN members to uphold the UN Charter and the Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, he said.

"There is only one China in the world, and the Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to one China. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of China cannot be severed,'' Kong said.

It is in fundamental interests of China to safeguard national unity, Kong added.

Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang Guangya on Wednesday said the act by a very few countries to raise the so-called issue of Taiwan's "participation'' in the UN is a gross violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and a brazen challenge to the one-China principle widely recognized by the international community.

In a statement at the General Committee of the UN General Assembly, Wang said the Chinese Government, "strongly condemns such flagrant interference in China's internal affairs.''

Wangsaid Resolution 2758 adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1971 "has solved, in political, legal and procedural terms, the issue of China's representation in the United Nations.''

"There is simply no such issue as the so-called 'Taiwan's representation in the United Nations','' he added.

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