Australian Senate Votes to Reject CCP’s Claim Over Taiwan

On Aug. 21, the Australian Senate passed a bipartisan-backed motion rebuking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “One China” principle. The motion, led by Liberal Senator David Fawcett and Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill, stated that United Nations (UN) Resolution 2758 did not give the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) sovereignty over Taiwan. It also said the Resolution did not determine the future status of Taiwan in the U.N. nor the independent democracy’s ability to participate in U.N. agencies or international organisations. The Resolution, voted by the General Assembly on Oct. 25, 1971, recognised the PRC as the “only lawful” representative of China to the U.N. and established the PRC’s position as one of five permanent members of the Security Council....