CHINA’S PLACE IN UNO

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 287, 21 September 1950, Page 5

CHINA’S PLACE IN UNO

SEVEN-NATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL REPORT WANTED tS.Z.P.A.—CoDyrlght) NEW YORK, Sept. 19. The United Nations General Assembly decided to-day to appoint a seven-nation committee to consider the question of Chinese representation, and to allow the Chinese Nationalist delegates to sit as the official representatives of China until the committee’s report is received. Earlier, the Assembly rejected an Indian proposal to oust Nationalist China from the United Nations in favour of the Peiping (Communist) Government. The Indian resolution, which was introduced by Sir Bengal Rau, asked the Assembly to recognise the Communist Government as the only stabilising factor in Asia.” He said: “A free, independent China marching with India will be a most stabilising factor in Asia.” The Chinese Communist Government, said Sir Bengal Rau, was “a sound, stable - Government.” He added that as far as India was aware, that Government was the only one that exercised control over the Chinese people and therefore was the Government that could discharge China’s duties and obligations under the Charter.

Mr Dean Aclieson (United States) opposed the resolution on the ground that it was not the time for “a proper, well considered decision.” Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet Foreign Minister, said that the Nationalists had been “overthrown by' the Chinese people, and have) no right to represent the Chinese people.” Mu Acheson said that in the course of the Assembly’s session there would be many orderly ways to deal with the question of Chinese representation. Therefore the Assembly should reject the Indian proposal at once, so as not to drag out the question at the opening session.

Mr Vyshinsky taunted Mr Achesoa with., .the. .Truman Administration’s attitude towards Marshal Chiang Kaishek’s regime before America shifted back this year to stronger support of the Nationalists on Formosa.

Recalling that Mr Acheson, in introducing a White Paper a year ago had written that many observers believed the Chinese Nationalist regime had become corrupt, Mr Vyshinsky said: “I should like to champion that Mr Acheson against this Mr Acheson of to-day.”

Mr Acheson “did not want from the beginning to cross swords with the Soviet delegation,” said Mr Vyshinsky.

The chief Chinese Nationalist delegate, Dr. T. F. Tsiang, said: “Since it is the set purpose of certain delegations to force upon the Assembly the puppet regime of Peiping, my delegation is ready to meet the challenge as early as possible.” The Assembly to-day also defeated two Russian resolutions. One called for the ousting of the Chinese Nationalists and the other for the seating of the Chinese Communists.

The Assembly adjourned until tomorrow.