Restoring trust in the United Nations begins with Taiwan

Canada and other democratic partners can help by continuing to clarify Resolution 2758, by resisting its misuse, and by supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in relevant UN bodies and activities.

A United Nations that allows one authoritarian government to decide whether 23 million people may be heard cannot fully uphold its own principles of universality and inclusion, write Harry Ho-jen Tseng and Samuel Berridge.Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Basil D. Soufi

Opinion

BY HARRY H.J. TSENG, SAMUEL BERRIDGE

September 21, 2026

Canada has long understood that international rules matter most when they protect all countries and peoples, not only the most powerful. For middle and small democracies alike, a credible rules-based order is not an abstract idea. It is a vital safeguard for peace, sovereign...

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