UN General Assembly
1964

111. I have laid stress on these principles because they also reflect the concern of a great many delegates to this session regarding the Organization's ability to make an effective contribution to the solution of major international problems. 112. How can these principles, which prescribe the equal right of all States to participate in international life, be reconciled with the fact that one of the great countries of the world — the People’s Republic of China — is prevented from occupying its rightful seat in the United Nations? It is not in keeping with the principle of universality of this Organization to continue to exclude the representatives of the great Chinese people from the United Nations. It is quite impossible to imagine a realistic solution of vital world problems without the participation of the People's Republic of China, the fifth nuclear Power which is playing an important role in the struggle to strengthen peace.