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Why did the UN recognize Mao's Chinese Government as China, and kicking out the other "China"?

by Appleflavoredcarrots

I recall from one of my history books the UN recognized the Peoples Republic Of China as "China" when previously that title was taken. I could be wrong tough.

vhcngh

Other people are welcome to comment, but you can see previous discussions on this topic in the following threads:

Why was the Security Council position of China passed from the Republic of, to the People's Republic of China, after the Republic was defeated?
How and why did the Republic of China (Taiwan) keep China's seat in the UN for so long? How did the Nationalist government go from being recognized as the sole representative for China to being denied membership even as Taiwan?
How did China get a permanent seat on the UN Security Council given the state of the country after WW2?