Taiwan has called on the international community to uphold the principles of inclusiveness, urging greater opportunities for its meaningful participation in United Nations activities.
Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Lin Chia-lung, made the call in a statement titled “Restoring Trust: Taiwan’s Rightful Place in the Free World.”
Lin said restoring confidence in the United Nations must begin with treating members of the international community fairly and justly.
The minister said meaningful participation in the United Nations is essential to building a more inclusive, secure, resilient, and rules-based international order.
Lin added that Taiwan’s participation would contribute to collective security, economic and technological resilience, and international efforts to resist authoritarian pressure.
He said that despite Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN system, the country remained determined to contribute positively to the international community.
Lin further argued that the transformation of the international order “cannot be complete while a constructive and trustworthy member remains unjustly excluded.”
The minister expressed concern over what he described as growing pressure on the rules-based international order, saying authoritarian states were seeking to weaken its safeguards and reshape international rules to serve their interests.
Lin said even the fundamental principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and prohibition against the threat or use of force, which are enshrined in the United Nations Charter, have been openly challenged and flagrantly flaunted.
The minister also said the international community was at a critical juncture and must choose between defending international law and allowing the existing global order to deteriorate.
“Either we act together to uphold justice, defend the rule of law, and maintain peace and security, or we watch the world order steadily crumble away, taking freedom, self-determination, and democracy with it,” he said.
He identified the Indo-Pacific as one of the regions where the challenges to peace and stability were particularly evident.
Lin added that Taiwan shared the objectives of restoring trust in the United Nations and managing institutional transformation, themes he attributed to the incoming president of the 81st UN General Assembly, Khalilur Rahman.
The minister also argued that greater cooperation with Taiwan would benefit the international community, particularly in areas including security, technology, supply-chain resilience and democratic cooperation.
“The free world needs Taiwan, and a stronger, more credible United Nations needs Taiwan’s meaningful participation,” he said.
