United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI)
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| Date | 25 October 1971 |
| Meeting no. | 1,976 |
| Code | A/RES/2758(XXVI) (Document) |
| Subject | Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations |
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| Result | Adopted |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聯合國大會第2758號決議 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 联合国大会第2758号决议 | ||||||||||||
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The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, titled Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, 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 25 October 1971, recognized the People's Republic of China (PRC) as "the only legitimate representative of China to the United Nations" and removed "the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek" (referring to the then Kuomintang regime as the dominant party in the Republic of China, whose central government had retreated to Taiwan from the mainland) from the United Nations.
In the 2020s, disputes over the interpretation of the resolution have arisen, with Taiwan, the United States, Canada, the European Union, United Kingdom and Australia disagreeing with the PRC's interpretation about conflating the resolution with its One China principle and using it against Taiwan's right of participation in international organizations.