- 1. When did the Republic of China join the United Nations as a founding member?
A) 24 October 1945
B) 1 January 1949
C) 25 October 1971
D) 26 June 1945
- 2. Which country was the first to sign the UN Charter in recognition of its fight against aggression?
A) China
B) The United Kingdom
C) The United States
D) The Soviet Union
- 3. In what year did the Chinese Communist Party establish the People's Republic of China?
A) 1971
B) 1949
C) 1945
D) 1955
- 4. What reason did the Soviet Union give for boycotting the UN from January to August 1950?
A) To object to the UN budget
B) To protest the exclusion of the PRC
C) To protest the Korean War
D) To demand more permanent seats
- 5. How many times did the Republic of China use its veto power in the UN?
A) Once
B) Five times
C) Zero times
D) Twice
- 6. Which country's admission did the Republic of China veto in 1955?
A) Japan
B) Albania
C) Mauritania
D) Mongolia
- 7. What did UN General Assembly Resolution 1668 declare in 1961?
A) The PRC should be immediately admitted
B) Mongolia was denied entry
C) China's representation was an important question requiring a two-thirds majority
D) The ROC was no longer the government of China
- 8. Which UN organization was awarded the 1954 Nobel Peace Prize?
A) UNICEF
B) UNHCR
C) UNESCO
D) WHO
- 9. Who led the movement from the 1960s onwards to expel the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek?
A) Nepal
B) The Soviet Union
C) India
D) The People's Republic of Albania
- 10. Who proposed in 1960 that the UN could not be universal until the PRC was given its rightful place?
A) Henry Kissinger
B) BP Koirala
C) Mao Zedong
D) Zhou Enlai
- 11. Which resolution recognized the Government of the PRC as the only legitimate representative of China to the UN?
A) Resolution 291
B) Resolution 918
C) Resolution 505
D) Resolution 2758
- 12. What was the result of the 1971 vote on draft resolution A/L.632, which required a two-thirds supermajority to change China's representation?
A) It was tabled
B) It was rejected
C) It was withdrawn
D) It was passed
- 13. Which US official made secret trips to China in 1971 to confer with Zhou Enlai?
A) Franklin Roosevelt
B) Henry Kissinger
C) Richard Nixon
D) Winston Churchill
- 14. How did the ROC delegation react after the rejection of the draft resolution regarding the two-thirds majority?
A) They decided not to take part in further proceedings
B) They asked for a recount
C) They resigned from the Security Council
D) They boycotted the General Assembly
- 15. What happens to the ROC's UN status following the passage of Resolution 2758?
A) It remained in the General Assembly only
B) It lost all representation in the UN
C) It remained on the Security Council
D) It was allowed to rejoin under a new name
- 16. Which region does China work hard to cultivate favorable UN votes from?
A) Southeast Asia
B) South America
C) African countries
D) Western Europe
- 17. China’s UN voting alignment is part of its strategy to build partnerships across which region?
A) The Global South
B) The Arctic Circle
C) The G7 nations
D) The North Atlantic
- 18. What does China encourage African countries to reach when they have internal differences?
A) A regional consensus
B) A veto-based resolution
C) A bilateral agreement
D) An abandonment of regional ties
- 19. Between 1991 and 2020, China's UN Security Council disagreements with the US primarily involved which regions?
A) Southeast Asia and Oceania
B) South America and the Caribbean
C) The Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa
D) Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 20. How did China view UN peacekeeping missions before its entry into the UN?
A) Neutral
B) With total indifference
C) Positively
D) Negatively
- 21. What did China often use to express disapproval in the UN before 2011 instead of using its veto power?
A) Abstention
B) Military mobilization
C) Public protest
D) Economic sanctions
- 22. What position did China take on UNSCR 1973 regarding the no-fly zone over Libya?
A) Absent
B) Abstain
C) Yes
D) Veto
- 23. How many resolutions regarding Syria did China veto between 2010 and 2020?
A) Twenty
B) Five
C) Two
D) Ten
- 24. Professor Dawn C. Murphy links China's voting behavior to which specific principles?
A) The Six Treaties
B) The Five Principles
C) The Three Pillars
D) The Four Freedoms
- 25. Which country did China vote in favor of sanctioning in 2006 regarding its nuclear program?
A) Syria
B) Sudan
C) Libya
D) North Korea
- 26. How many sanctions votes did China support against Iran?
A) Three
B) Twelve
C) Zero
D) Seven
- 27. What do China's vetoes primarily involve?
A) Trade liberalization
B) Territorial integrity
C) International sports regulation
D) Global climate change
- 28. What is the name of the UN agency in charge of establishing common standards for telecommunications?
A) UN Industrial Development Organization
B) World Health Organization
C) International Civil Aviation Organization
D) International Telecommunications Union
- 29. What entity did Peng Chun Chang serve as vice-chairman of during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A) International Court of Justice
B) UNRRA
C) Security Council
D) United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- 30. Which international organization does the PRC refuse to ratify or accede to?
A) Food and Agriculture Organization
B) World Health Organization
C) International Criminal Court
D) UN Industrial Development Organization
- 31. Which UN organization provided relief supplies to China after World War II?
A) World Health Organization
B) UNRRA
C) International Olympic Committee
D) International Refugee Organization
- 32. What is the name used by the Republic of China to join the International Olympic Committee?
A) Republic of China
B) Taiwan
C) Chinese Taipei
D) Nationalist China
- 33. By 2022, what percentage of the UN peacekeeping standby force was China providing?
A) Roughly 35%
B) Roughly 5%
C) Roughly 20%
D) Roughly 10%
- 34. Which UN Secretary General praised the Belt and Road Initiative?
A) António Guterres
B) Jiang Tingfu
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Henry Kissinger
- 35. In what year did the ROC begin campaigning to rejoin the UN separately from the PRC?
A) 1971
B) 1993
C) 2007
D) 2009
- 36. Who submitted a formal application for full UN membership under the name 'Taiwan' in 2007?
A) Tsai Ing-wen
B) Ma Ying-jeou
C) Chen Shui-bian
D) U Thant
- 37. Who was the UN Secretary-General when the 2007 Taiwan membership application was rejected?
A) Kofi Annan
B) U Thant
C) Ban Ki-moon
D) Antony Blinken
- 38. Why did two referendums in the ROC regarding joining the UN fail in 2008?
A) Intervention by the UN Security Council
B) Low voter participation
C) Opposition from the United States
D) Lack of funding
- 39. How does the United States describe the status of Taiwan according to its 2013 congressional report?
A) As a territory of the United States
B) As a province of the PRC
C) As an independent sovereign state
D) Unsettled
- 40. What rule of the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council did the ROC claim Ban Ki-moon violated?
A) Chapter X, Rule 59
B) Chapter VIII, Rule 40
C) Chapter II, Rule 15
D) Chapter V, Rule 22
- 41. In what year was the People's Republic of China admitted into the United Nations?
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1966
D) 1980
- 42. How many times did the PRC vote for its application before being admitted to the UN?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 21
D) 1
- 43. What was the vote count in favor of China's admission to the UN in 1971?
A) 76
B) 17
C) 35
D) 50
- 44. What theory did China announce at the UN in 1974?
A) Non-interference Theory
B) Great Power Theory
C) Social Equality Theory
D) Three Worlds Theory
- 45. How does China describe its role in international development?
A) Supervisor
B) Leader
C) Partner
D) Donor
- 46. In what year did China contribute peacekeepers to the UN for the first time?
A) 1995
B) 1971
C) 1982
D) 1990
- 47. Which country's bid for a UN Security Council seat was countered by China in 1995?
A) USA
B) Japan
C) Pakistan
D) The Netherlands
- 48. When did China hold its first joint training course with the UN Peacekeeping Department?
A) 2006
B) 2016
C) 2019
D) 1990
- 49. What was the percentage of votes China won in the General Assembly in 2006 regarding human rights?
A) 82 percent
B) 43 percent
C) 76 percent
D) 50 percent
- 50. Which leader was responsible for the governance of the Republic of China during the time of the ratification of the ICCPR and ICESCR?
A) Chiang Kai-shek
B) Henry Kissinger
C) Mao Zedong
D) Ayub Khan
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