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China's U.N. sway forces NGOs to rewrite Taiwan references: study

Excluding Taiwan from international system carries risks, report warns

A 50-page study published last week by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. warned that Beijing is using its influence at the U.N. to compel NGOs to rewrite references to Taiwan and revise historical documents. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)

TAIPEI -- Beijing is seeking to impose its narrative on United Nations bodies and nongovernmental organizations that democratic Taiwan is part of Communist-ruled China, a U.S. think tank wrote in a new report.

A 50-page study published last week by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. warned that Beijing is using its influence at the U.N. to compel NGOs to rewrite references to Taiwan and revise historical documents, or risk losing access.

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