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After [[World War II]], the [[French Committee of National Liberation]] was late to be recognized by the United States as the government of France, and so the country was initially excluded from the conferences that created the new organization. Future French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] criticized the UN, famously calling it a ''machin'' (contraption), and was not convinced that a [[global security]] alliance would help maintain world peace, preferring [[Foreign relations of France|direct defence treaties]] between countries.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gerbet |first=Pierre |year=1995 |title=Naissance des Nations Unies |trans-title=Birth of the United Nations |magazine=Espoir |issue=102 |language=fr |url=http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710122708/http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |archive-date=10 July 2009}}</ref> | After [[World War II]], the [[French Committee of National Liberation]] was late to be recognized by the United States as the government of France, and so the country was initially excluded from the conferences that created the new organization. Future French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] criticized the UN, famously calling it a ''machin'' (contraption), and was not convinced that a [[global security]] alliance would help maintain world peace, preferring [[Foreign relations of France|direct defence treaties]] between countries.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gerbet |first=Pierre |year=1995 |title=Naissance des Nations Unies |trans-title=Birth of the United Nations |magazine=Espoir |issue=102 |language=fr |url=http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710122708/http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |archive-date=10 July 2009}}</ref> | ||
Since 1971, the [[Republic of China]], also known as Taiwan, has [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668|been excluded from the UN]] and consistently denied membership in its reapplications.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2007 |title=UN rejects Taiwan application for entry |language=en-US |work= | Since 1971, the [[Republic of China]], also known as Taiwan, has [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668|been excluded from the UN]] and consistently denied membership in its reapplications.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2007 |title=UN rejects Taiwan application for entry |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/world/asia/24iht-taiwan.1.6799766.html |access-date=29 July 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729215010/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/world/asia/24iht-taiwan.1.6799766.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Critics allege that this position reflects a failure of the organization's development goals and guidelines,<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2021 |title=Taiwan Challenges UN Exclusion on Sidelines of COP26 Summit |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-06/taiwan-challenges-un-exclusion-on-sidelines-of-cop26-summit |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121130644/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-06/taiwan-challenges-un-exclusion-on-sidelines-of-cop26-summit |url-status=live}}</ref> and it garnered renewed scrutiny during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when Taiwan was denied membership into the World Health Organization despite its [[COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan|relatively effective response to the virus]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2020 |title=Why Taiwan has become a problem for WHO |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52088167 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512013946/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52088167 |url-status=live}}</ref> Support for Taiwan's inclusion is subject to pressure from the People's Republic of China, which regards the territories administered by Taiwan [[One China|as their own territory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-united-nations-needs-treat-taiwan-fairly-22256 |title=The United Nations Needs to Treat Taiwan Fairly |last=Lee |first=David Tawei |website=The National Interest |language=en |access-date=14 September 2017 |date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914202033/http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-united-nations-needs-treat-taiwan-fairly-22256 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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