UN General Assembly
1966

56. Yet, despite this, the truth is that today we cannot contemplate the possibility of membership in the case of a State which has not only made it clear that it is not peace-loving, a condition laid down in Article 4 of the Charter, but has refused to recognize the Purposes and Principles of the Organization, and continues to do so. So long as mainland China does not show that it intends to carry out loyally and in good faith the international obligations which it would incur under the Charter, it cannot be admitted, whatever the legal form in which the question appears in the agenda. 57. Another relevant point that should be mentioned in order to clarify the position is the fact that no request for membership has been submitted by the Peking Government to the United Nations and that, strictly according to the applicable legal principles, it is questionable whether the United Nations is competent to decide, on its own initiative, the question of the legitimate representation of China in the Organization.