Rosemary Foot is an emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford, as well as a senior research fellow in the department of politics and international relations. Her research is focused on security and human rights issues, with particular regard to the Asia-Pacific region. In her latest book, China, the UN and Human Protection: Beliefs, Power, Image, she analyzes China's approach to and relationship with the United Nations.
Rosemary Foot.Illustration by Kate Copeland
Q: The 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China joining the United Nations is coming up soon. Why has membership of the UN been so important to recent Chinese leaders?
A: UN membership has been important right from the beginning of the People's Republic of China, and for China itself, even when it was under the Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai Shek. To be a signatory to the UN Charter in 1945, and to be the first country to sign, was very important for the Guomindang g
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