UN General Assembly
1968

73. In speaking of the universal mission of the United Nations, we are inevitably led to note the absence of certain countries from our ranks, an absence which impairs our Organization’s ability to accomplish the fundamental purposes of the Charter—particularly the maintenance of peace — the most striking absentee being the People’s Republic of China. 74. The daily life of the international community provides ample evidence that it is unrealistic to try to ignore a nation of 700 million people, a nuclear Power moreover, whose tight to be associated with and participate in all discussions for the establishment of true peace in the world we do not dispute. Although my Government does not share the philosophical or ideological views of Peking, it believes that the People’s Republic of China should be admitted to our Organization if it so wishes and if it intends to abide by the principles of the Charter. However, this admission should not involve the eviction of Nationalist China.