April 1974

Deng Xiaoping, head of the Chinese delegation, delivered a speech at the Sixth Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly, in which he clarified China's foreign policy and made a solemn commitment that China would never seek hegemony, nor would China ever seek to become a superpower.

November 1971

Qiao Guanhua, head of the Delegation of the People's Republic of China, addressed the 26th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This was the first time a delegation of the People's Republic of China attended the U.N. General Assembly since the founding of New China.

October 1971

The 26th Session of the U.N. General Assembly passed Resolution No. 2758, restoring all the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations.

November 1950

Wu Xiuquan, a representative of the People's Republic of China, made a statement in a United Nations Security Council meeting condemning the United States for its armed aggression in China's Taiwan region. This was the first time a representative of the People's Republic of China attended a United Nations meeting.

April-June 1945

Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Charter was signed on June 26, 1945, by the representatives of the 50 countries. Dong Biwu, a member of the Delegation from China and representative of the Communist Party of China, signed the U.N. Charter at the ceremony.

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