UN General Assembly
1971

42. As we are all aware, this session of the General Assembly will witness an important event. I am referring, of course, to the question of the representation of China in our Organization. In this connexion, I am pleased to state that my Government has decided to support the representation of the People's Republic of China in both this Assembly and the Security Council. In so doing, the Thai Government is prompted by the desire to see the relaxation of tensions throughout the entire length and breadth of Asia and particularly in South-East Asia. It is also our hope that many Asian, and indeed world, problems will thus have a better chance to be resolved and consequently that the prospects for peace in our part of the world will be further enhanced. Once the People's Republic of China joins the United Nations, it will; like the rest of the membership, have to uphold the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, particularly the obligations to respect the sovereignty and independence of other Members, as well as practice the policies of neighborliness and peaceful coexistence, and refrain from interference in the internal affairs of others-for instance, by supporting the so-called national liberation movements in other countries.