1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

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United Nations General Assembly resolution diplomatic recognition decision

1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is the United Nations decision that recognized the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representative of China at the UN, effectively expelling the Republic of China (Taiwan) and forming a key basis for the modern One-China framework.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 canonical	1
Albanian Resolution on the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations	1
China in the United Nations	1
People's Republic of China holds permanent seat on UN Security Council	1
Republic of China lost UN membership	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5294975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758
Context triple: [One-China policy, linkedTo, 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758]

A. UN General Assembly Resolution 2659 (XXV)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2659 (XXV) is the 1970 UN measure that formally created the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme as a mechanism for mobilizing qualified volunteers to support UN development and humanitarian activities worldwide.
B. UNGA Resolution 2625 (XXV)
UNGA Resolution 2625 (XXV) is a landmark 1970 United Nations General Assembly resolution that codifies fundamental principles of international law governing friendly relations and cooperation among states, including sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the prohibition of the use of force.
C. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
D. UN General Assembly resolution 38/161
UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 is the 1983 UN measure that established and tasked the World Commission on Environment and Development, laying groundwork for the concept of sustainable development.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) is the 1966 United Nations resolution by which the General Assembly adopted and opened for signature the Outer Space Treaty, establishing key principles governing the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758
Target entity description: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is the United Nations decision that recognized the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representative of China at the UN, effectively expelling the Republic of China (Taiwan) and forming a key basis for the modern One-China framework.

A. UN General Assembly Resolution 2659 (XXV)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2659 (XXV) is the 1970 UN measure that formally created the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme as a mechanism for mobilizing qualified volunteers to support UN development and humanitarian activities worldwide.
B. UNGA Resolution 2625 (XXV)
UNGA Resolution 2625 (XXV) is a landmark 1970 United Nations General Assembly resolution that codifies fundamental principles of international law governing friendly relations and cooperation among states, including sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the prohibition of the use of force.
C. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
D. UN General Assembly resolution 38/161
UN General Assembly resolution 38/161 is the 1983 UN measure that established and tasked the World Commission on Environment and Development, laying groundwork for the concept of sustainable development.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) is the 1966 United Nations resolution by which the General Assembly adopted and opened for signature the Outer Space Treaty, establishing key principles governing the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ diplomatic recognition decision ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Headquarters, New York City ⓘ linked to: United Nations Headquarters
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1971-10-25 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Albanian Resolution on the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations ⓘ linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758
appliesTo	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ
basisFor	contemporary One-China policy framework in the UN system ⓘ exclusion of Taiwan from United Nations membership ⓘ
citation	A/RES/2758(XXVI) ⓘ
concerns	representation of China in the United Nations ⓘ
countryAffected	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China Republic of China ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
documentType	plenary resolution ⓘ
expelledFromUnitedNations	representatives of Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
hasConsequence	People's Republic of China holds permanent seat on UN Security Council ⓘ linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 Republic of China lost UN membership ⓘ linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect	confirmed People's Republic of China as sole lawful representative of China to the UN ⓘ removed Republic of China from all UN organs ⓘ
partOf	body of United Nations resolutions on representation ⓘ
recognizedAsOnlyLegitimateRepresentative	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
recognizedAsRepresentativeOf	China at the United Nations ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks China in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
recognizedGovernmentOf	China ⓘ
regionImpacted	East Asia ⓘ
relatedConcept	Chinese representation in the United Nations ⓘ One-China policy ⓘ Taiwan's international status ⓘ
removedRepresentationOf	Republic of China ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
resolutionNumber	2758 ⓘ
session	26th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
sponsor	Albania ⓘ
subjectMatter	expulsion of the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations ⓘ
transferredSecurityCouncilSeatFrom	Republic of China ⓘ
transferredSecurityCouncilSeatTo	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
voteType	important question under Article 18 of the UN Charter ⓘ
votingResult	passed ⓘ
year	1971 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

One-China policy → linkedTo → 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 ⓘ

Nationalist Government of China → represented → China in the United Nations ⓘ

linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 → alsoKnownAs → Albanian Resolution on the restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations ⓘ

subject linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 → hasConsequence → People's Republic of China holds permanent seat on UN Security Council ⓘ

subject linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 → hasConsequence → Republic of China lost UN membership ⓘ

subject linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758

linked to: 1971 UN General Assembly Resolution 2758