Editing Taiwan (section)

====Participation in international events and organizations====
{{See also|Foreign relations of Taiwan#Relation with International organizations|Chinese Taipei}}

The ROC was a [[Member states of the United Nations#Original members|founding member of United Nations]], and held the [[China and the United Nations|seat of China]] on the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]] and other UN bodies until 1971, when it was expelled by Resolution 2758 and replaced with the PRC as the ROC now has neither official membership nor observer status in the organization. Since 1993, the ROC has petitioned the UN for entry, but its applications have not made it past committee stage.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hickey|first1=Dennis V.|date=1997|title=U.S. Policy and Taiwan's Bid to Rejoin the United Nations|journal=Asian Survey|volume=37|issue=11|pages=1031–1043|doi=10.2307/2645739|jstor=2645739 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/taiwans-un-dilemma-to-be-or-not-to-be/|title=Taiwan's UN Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be|last1=Winkler|first1=Sigrid|website=The Brookings Institution|date=20 June 2012|access-date=16 November 2022|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331180632/https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/taiwans-un-dilemma-to-be-or-not-to-be/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the [[One China]] policy, most [[Member states of the United Nations|UN member states]], including the United States, do not wish to discuss the issue of the ROC's political status for fear of souring diplomatic ties with the PRC.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tkacik |first=John |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/05/13/2003443455 |title=John Tkacik on Taiwan: Taiwan's 'undetermined' status |newspaper=Taipei Times |date=13 May 2009 |access-date=28 May 2009 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502100149/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/05/13/2003443455 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ROC government shifted its focus to organizations affiliated with the UN, as well as organizations outside the UN system.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Li|first1=Chien-pin|date=2006|title=Taiwan's Participation in Inter-Governmental Organizations: An Overview of Its Initiatives|journal=Asian Survey|volume=46|issue=4|pages=597–614|doi=10.1525/as.2006.46.4.597|jstor=10.1525/as.2006.46.4.597|url=https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/facpubs/34|access-date=19 September 2023|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924055555/https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/facpubs/34/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The government sought to participate in the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) since 1997,<ref>{{cite news|title=Minister Chiu leads our WHA delegation to actively hold bilateral talks with delegations from other nations. This event has been the most successful medical-related diplomatic record over the past years.|url=http://www.mohw.gov.tw/EN/CommonPages/DocPrint.aspx?doc_no=45250|access-date=27 January 2015|publisher=Ministry of Health and Welfare|date=18 June 2014|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210005025/http://www.mohw.gov.tw/EN/CommonPages/DocPrint.aspx?doc_no=45250}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ROC urges world public to support WHO bid|url=http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=19343&CtNode=103&htx_TRCategory=&mp=4|access-date=27 January 2015|work=Taiwan Info|date=3 May 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210015656/http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=19343&CtNode=103&htx_TRCategory=&mp=4|archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> their efforts were rejected until 2009, when they participated as an observer under the name "Chinese Taipei" after reaching an agreement with Beijing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLI62888|title=Taiwan hopes WHO assembly will help boost its profile|last=Reid|first=Katie|work=Reuters|date=18 May 2009|access-date=11 June 2013|archive-date=15 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015040228/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/05/18/idUSLI62888|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xitem=103148&ctnode=427&mp=9|title=Taiwan delegation to participate in WHA|newspaper=Taiwan Today|date=14 May 2010|access-date=2 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119091612/http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xitem=103148&ctnode=427&mp=9|archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> In 2017, Taiwan again began to be excluded from the WHO even in an observer capacity.<ref>{{cite web |last=David Green |date=18 May 2018 |title=WHO Bows to China Pressure, Contravenes Human Rights in Refusing Taiwan Media |url=https://international.thenewslens.com/article/95982 |access-date=31 March 2020 |website=international.thenewslens.com}}</ref> This exclusion caused a number of scandals during the [[COVID-19]] outbreak.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davidson|first=Helen|date=30 March 2020|title=Senior WHO adviser appears to dodge question on Taiwan's Covid-19 response|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/senior-who-adviser-appears-to-dodge-question-on-taiwans-covid-19-response |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Blanchard |first1=Ben |title=Parties unite over Taiwan's exclusion from WHO anti-virus planning |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan/parties-unite-over-taiwans-exclusion-from-who-anti-virus-planning-idUSKBN1ZN0QG |work=Reuters |access-date=31 March 2020|date=24 January 2020 }}</ref>

[[File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg|thumb|The flag used by Taiwan at the Olympic Games, where it competes as "[[Chinese Taipei]]" ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|中華台北}})|alt=A white symbol in shape of a five petal flower ringed by a blue and a red line. In its center stands a circular symbol depicting a white sun on a blue background. The five Olympic circles (blue, yellow, black, green and red) stand below it.]]
The [[Republic of China at the Olympics#Nagoya Resolution|Nagoya Resolution]] in 1979 approved by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) provided a compromise for the ROC to use the name "Chinese Taipei" in international events where the PRC is also a party, such as the [[Olympic Games]].<ref name="Brownell2007">{{cite web|last=Brownell|first=Susan|url=http://hnn.us/article/51398#sthash.04ZCBpL4.dpuf|title=Could China stop Taiwan from coming to the Olympic Games?|website=History News Network|date=14 June 2008|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lin">{{cite news |title=How 'Chinese Taipei' came about |author=Catherine K. Lin |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2008/08/05/2003419446 |newspaper=Taipei Times |date=5 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="chinese-taipei">{{cite news |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/07/25/167036/Taiwan-insists.htm |title=Taiwan insists on 'Chinese Taipei' |newspaper=China Post |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=28 May 2009 |archive-date=29 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629085958/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/07/25/167036/Taiwan-insists.htm }}</ref> Under the IOC charter, [[Flag of the Republic of China|ROC flags]] cannot be flown at any official Olympic venue or gathering.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Taiwan flags in Salt Lake ruffle a few feelings |date=10 February 2002 |newspaper=The Deseret News |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/894748/Taiwan-flags-in-SL-ruffle-a-few-feelings.html |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-date=8 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008024953/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/894748/Taiwan-flags-in-SL-ruffle-a-few-feelings.html }}</ref> The ROC also participates in the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] forum (since 1991) and the [[World Trade Organization]] (since 2002) under the names "Chinese Taipei" and "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu", respectively.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Chu|first=Ming-chin Monique|year=2016|title=No Need to Beg China? Taiwan's Membership of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation as a Contested State|journal=The China Quarterly|volume=225|issue=225 |pages=169–189|doi=10.1017/S030574101500171X|jstor=24743040 |s2cid=155769358 |url=https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/381497/1/TW%2520membership%2520of%2520APEC%2520as%2520a%2520contested%2520state-Monique%2520Chu-author%2520manuscript.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wto.org/english/theWTO_e/countries_e/chinese_taipei_e.htm|title=Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) and the WTO|publisher=World Trade Organization|access-date=7 June 2009}}</ref> It was a founding member of the [[Asian Development Bank]], but since China's ascension in 1986 has participated under the name "Taipei, China". The ROC is able to participate as "China" in organizations in which the PRC does not participate, such as the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]].

Due to its limited international recognition, the Republic of China has been a member of the [[Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization]] (UNPO) since the foundation of the organization in 1991, represented by a government-funded organization, the [[Taiwan Foundation for Democracy]] (TFD), under the name "Taiwan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unpo.org/content/view/7908/146/ |title=Taiwan |publisher=UNPO |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-date=23 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223022541/http://www.unpo.org/content/view/7908/146/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/about.php|title=About TFD|publisher=TFD|archive-date=18 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318204700/http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/about.php}}</ref>