More U.N. members recognise China

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32736, 13 October 1971, Page 17

More U.N. members recognise China

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, October 12. Four more United Nations members recognised China than recognised Taiwan, resea’ chers reported.

The United Nations’ Dag HammaTskjold Library, in a "‘reference aid” prepared in advance of the General Assembly debate next week on whether to offer China membership and expel the Nationalists, listed 60 members that recognised Peking and 56 that recognised the Taiwan Government.

In the debate beginning next Monday, the 130 U.N. members must decide whether to pass an Albanian resolution which would seat Peking and oust Taiwan or a United States proposal to seat both Chinas in the Assembly and give Peking China’s permanent seat on the Security Council. Another United States resolution would make any attempt to oust Taiwan an “important question,” requiring a two-thirds vote for passage rather than a simple majority. Ten of the countries that recognise Peking have done so since last November when the Assembly voted 51-49 to seat Peking and oust Taiwan.

But the Assembly decided earlier in that session that any such change would require a two-thirds majority. Not all of the 10 are certain to vote this year for the

Albanian resolution or against the United States plan. One of them, Mauritius, is co-sponsoring both United States proposals.

The other nine who have recognised Peking since last November 20 are Cameroon, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Austria, Turkey, Kuwait, Iran and Peru.

Although their links with China might incline them to vote against the “important question” resolution, indications are that some of them are likely to abstain from voting on it One or two may even vote for it.