PRC takes China's UN seat
October 25, 1971
The General Assembly voted to expel the Republic of China on Taiwan and give its UN seat, including a Security Council veto, to the People's Republic. After twenty-two years of exclusion, Beijing was suddenly a power in every global institution. Taiwan would spend the next half century fighting for international recognition, often losing.
In context
Also in 1971 (4 other events on record)
- Bangladesh Liberation War · South Asia · War
- Intel 4004 microprocessor released · North America · Technology
- Nixon ends gold standard · North America · Politics
- Greenpeace founded · North America · Politics
Before and after in East Asia
Before and after in Politics
Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.