It’s been 50 years since China was admitted into the United Nations. Since then, China has been at the forefront of the UN on issues such as climate change, peacekeeping, poverty, and most recently providing vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

CGTN’s Wang Siwen reports from Beijing.

Joining the discussion:

• Siddharth Chatterjee is the United Nations Resident Coordinator to China.
• Josef Gregory Mahoney is a professor of Politics at East China Normal University.
• Matteo Marchisio is country director in the Asia and the Pacific Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
• Huiyao “Henry” Wang is the president of the Center for China & Globalization.

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October 25 marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the People's Republic of China's lawful seat in the United Nations (UN). Read some of the speeches of Chinese representatives at the UN.https://t.co/BrZvTitYaL pic.twitter.com/97ADa3YdpN

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed the restoration of all the rights of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the United Nations (UN) 50 years ago as a victory of the Chinese people and the global community. https://t.co/bhywn5Rqpn

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) October 25, 2021