US official says Beijing’s block of Taiwan from United Nations harms international community


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[US official says Beijing’s block of Taiwan from United Nations harms international community] A senior US official pushed back on Thursday over China’s growing clout in the United Nations, arguing that Beijing is crowding out Taiwan to the detriment of the international community. Monday is the 50th anniversary of UN resolution 2758, which states that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the sole holder of credentials and the “only legitimate” representative of China in the global body. But Rick Waters, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, said China has overstepped the UN provision. Do...