The Lawful Rights of the People's Republic Restored in the UN
China was one of the initiators and founding states of the United Nations, and one of the five permanent member countries of the UN Security Council. After the People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949, Zhou Enlai telegraphed UN Secretary-General Trygve Halvdan Lie (1896-1968) and General Assembly President Carlos Pena Romulo (1899-1985) on November 15 and stated that the delegates of the "nationalist government" could no longer represent China, and that the Central People's Government of the PRC was the sole, legal representative of all the Chinese people. He requested that the UN immediately abolish all the rights of the delegates from Taiwan to represent the Chinese people in the UN. But due to US obstruction, China's lawful seat in the UN had long been held by the KMT authorities who had fled to Taiwan Island.
As the PRC's international prestige continued to grow, starting from the 16th UNGA in 1961, an increasing number of countries began to call for the restoration of China's lawful seat in the UN. The 26th UNGA, held on October 25, 1971, passed Resolution 2758 to restore the PRC's legitimate seat in the UN: 76 votes for, 35 votes against and 17 abstentions. The representatives of the Chiang Kai-shek regime were immediately expelled from the UN and all its subordinate organizations. On the 29th, the Chinese government announced that it would dispatch representatives to the UN.
On November 15, 1971, the PRC delegation headed by Qiao Guanhua (1913-1983) and Huang Hua (1913-2010) attended the 26th UNGA, and Qiao made a speech on behalf of the Chinese government.
The restoration of China's legitimate seat in the UN marked the collapse of foreign powers' hostility toward, isolation and obstruction of the new Chinese government. It was a major victory for China on the diplomatic front.
联合国大会恢复中华人民共和国合法权利
中国是联合国组织的发起国和创始国之一，也是联合国安全理事会的五个常任理事国之一。1949年10月1日，中华人民共和国宣告成立。11月15日，周恩来分别致电联合国组织秘书长赖伊和联合国大会主席罗慕洛，声明中国国民政府代表团已无法代表中国，只有中华人民共和国中央人民政府才是代表中国全体人民的唯一合法代表，要求联合国立即取消台湾代表团继续代表中国人民参加联合国的一切权利。但是，由于美国的长期阻挠和破坏，中国在联合国的合法席位一直被败逃到台湾的国民党当局所占据。
随着中华人民共和国国际威望的日益提高，自1961年第十六届联合国大会起，要求恢复中国在联合国合法席位的国家越来越多。1971年10月25日，第二十六届联合国大会以76票赞成、35票反对、17票弃权的压倒性多数，通过2758号决议，恢复中华人民共和国在联合国的一切合法权利，并立即把台湾蒋介石集团的代表从联合国组织及其所属一切机构中驱逐出去。10月29日，中国政府宣布派代表参加联合国的工作。1971年11月15日，以乔冠华、黄华为正副团长的中华人民共和国代表团出席第26届联大会议，乔冠华代表中国政府发言。
中国在联合国和安理会的合法席位的恢复，是超级大国敌视、孤立和封锁新中国政策的破产，是中国在外交战线上取得的一个重大胜利。