How the CCP Is Using a UN Resolution to Isolate Taiwan: Karla Jones on NTD News

Washington, DC – On the heels of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) announcing a new model policy that condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) attempts to isolate Taiwan, Senior Director of International Relations and Federalism Task Force Karla Jones sat down with Iris Tao of NTD News to detail the CCP’s misuse of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758.

Passed in October of 1971, UNGA 2758 transferred representation in the UN from the  Chiang Kai-shek government to the People’s Republic of China government

“It did not talk about the One-China principle. It did not talk about cross-strait relations. It did not talk about Taiwan as a sovereign country. It simply transferred representation,” Jones explained.

Since then, the CCP has been using the resolution as a means to isolate the island nation of Taiwan.

“The real-world ramifications are that it has kept Taiwan out of UN organizations like the International Civil Aviation Organization, the WHO, [and] INTERPOL, where Taiwan could make a meaningful contribution,” she said.

According to Jones, the CCP’s actions are part of a calculated campaign to delegitimize Taiwan by equating it with a One-China policy. But the strategy extends beyond the UN, as the CCP pressures international organizations and even Olympic events to marginalize Taiwan.

“It figures into how the IOC has dealt with Taiwan, most recently at the Paris Olympics, where Taiwanese gold medalists weren’t allowed to hear their own national anthem,” she explained.

Jones further underscored the dangers of delegitimization, drawing historical parallels.

“Once you delegitimize a country, it’s a lot easier for that country to be subsumed by a larger country,” she explained. “It’s more or less what the Hutus did to the Tutsis in Rwanda, where they delegitimized them as a people.”

ALEC’s model policy signals its commitment to countering authoritarian influence and supporting democratic allies.

“I think the United States needs to lead,” said Jones.

This is exactly what ALEC’s new model policy is designed to do by addressing the CCP’s actions head-on and reinforcing a dedication to preserving sovereignty, democracy, and international cooperation. A dedication that underscores ALEC’s core mission to champion policies that promote the principles of limited government, free markets, and federalism both here and abroad.