Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會

We are a nonprofit group of Taiwanese youth in Europe advocating for Taiwan’s visibility, peace, and inclusion.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Dear world, we are @TaiwanKiddos, a Taiwanese student activist group based in Europe, advocating for TW's intl' recognition & peace. We study in 🇨🇭🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇿. This weekend, we will be going to Geneva to show the UN & the WHO how young Taiwanese aspire to be a part of this world. 1/

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

During @WHO’s official Walk the Talk event, the host saw us & read our sign out loud in front of thousands of people at @UNGeneva: “Pour assurer la santé de tous, Taïwan peut aider !” (“For the Health of all, Taiwan can help!”) Taiwan deserves this kind of recognition everywhere.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@AndyBxxx @UN Thank you for saying that Taiwan belongs to the Taiwanese ppl. In that case, wouldn't you also agree that the people have the right to decide on their own future? Shouldn't it be the Taiwanese people from whom you should be seeking opinions on Taiwan? Just some food for thoughts.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

We want to make it loud and clear to the @UN and the world-

Taiwan is not a province of China.

Taiwan belongs to the Taiwanese people.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@kevinkfyam Yes, we agree! The context is that we were in front of the UN office in Geneva and this statement is a response to the UN's recent incorrect comment describing Taiwan as "a province of China": https://t.co/wu2xCkDgpK

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Breaking: The @UN Secretary-General spokesperson just incorrectly claimed that the 1971 resolution concerns "the UN's standing on #Taiwan as a province of China." This error is extremely dangerous now, as China might view it, as the journalist did, as UN approval to take over TW.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@kevinkfyam Yes, we agree! The context is that we were in front of the UN office in Geneva. This is a response to the UN's recent incorrect comment describing Taiwan as "a province of China":
https://t.co/wu2xCkDgpK

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Breaking: The @UN Secretary-General spokesperson just incorrectly claimed that the 1971 resolution concerns "the UN's standing on #Taiwan as a province of China." This error is extremely dangerous now, as China might view it, as the journalist did, as UN approval to take over TW.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@chiman321 @UN Taiwan does not need to declare independence from the PRC as it's never even stepped foot on Taiwan. It is independent as it is. The UN also has the power to offer TW some international space, ie. Taiwan was a WHA observer member before 2016. They don't have to listen to China.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

The Taiwanese students made sure that wherever KMT Vice President of the Parliament, Johnny Chiang, went during his trip in Geneva, he would be photographed with either a '#Taiwan Independence' flag or a 'Withdraw the KMT Bill' sign. Thank you for your support, Johnny!

[Taiwan Info @SiteTaiwanInfo]

Devant @ONUGeneve, des étudiants taïwanais sont porteurs d'un message simple : "Les Taïwanais existent".

#WHA77 #SantéPourTous #TaiwanCanHelp

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

In front of the @UN office in Geneva, the Taiwanese students have a simple message.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

We, the Taiwanese students in Europe, are here in Geneva to walk among the @WHO crowd in the #HealthForAll challenge. We want to show the world that Taiwan, too, deserve to be a part of this international community. #IncludeTaiwan #TaiwanCanHelp #IWalkWithTaiwan

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Dear Taiwan, we are with you tonight.

Young Taiwanese will not accept any form of black boxing in the parliament. We are a generation born to Taiwan’s democracy. But we do not take that for granted. We understand that democracy needs to be actively maintained and fought for.

[外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 @MOFA_Taiwan]

“Taiwan” is nowhere to be found in 1971’s #UNGA Res. 2758, nor is #Taiwan🇹🇼 a province of #China. The @UN misinterprets it, we don’t & the world shouldn’t. We must stop #Beijing from exploiting this as carte blanche to claim any territory it desires.

[Vivi Lin 林薇 @vivilin_taiwan]

While 80K Taiwanese march in front of the parliament to preserve democracy and human rights, @UN is fuelling conflict. It was China that simulated a full-scale attack and initiated military exercises around #Taiwan, irrationally provoking and escalating tension—not us.

[Vivi Lin 林薇 @vivilin_taiwan]

NOW in #Taiwan:80K protesters gather outside parliament, demonstrating against opposition parties’ attempt to push controversial bills—expanding legislative power to scrutinise the government and potentially criminalising ‘uncooperative’ officials—without proper process.📷JC Shih

[YANG Kuang-shun 楊光舜 @KuangshunYang]

I guess @UN has made it clear that being democratic, peaceful, helpful, and prosperous won’t guarantee you statehood; power and corruption do.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@UN This incorrect @UN claim, now seen as a victory by China, is spreading like wildfire across the Chinese internet. China is emboldened by the UN adopting their interpretation repeatedly. The @UN is unnecessarily encouraging war in the region. Please stop & think about the TW ppl.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Breaking: The @UN Secretary-General spokesperson just incorrectly claimed that the 1971 resolution concerns "the UN's standing on #Taiwan as a province of China." This error is extremely dangerous now, as China might view it, as the journalist did, as UN approval to take over TW.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

@UN The 1971 resolution recognises the PRC as the rep of China, but it doesn't address TW's status, nor does it authorise Beijing to represent Taiwan in the UN. Taiwan is not mentioned once in the resolution. There's no need for the @UN to adopt China's interpretation of the text.

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

P.S. As we are a self-organised student group, it's been challenging for us financially. A lot of us could not afford a train ride to Geneva. So we started a GoFundMe page to try to subsidise students. Please share, donate, or follow us. Thank you & 謝謝🙏🏽
https://t.co/JLeieZX4aF

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

Dear world, we are @TaiwanKiddos, a Taiwanese student activist group based in Europe, advocating for TW's intl' recognition & peace. We study in 🇨🇭🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇿. This weekend, we will be going to Geneva to show the UN & the WHO how young Taiwanese aspire to be a part of this world. 1/

[Taiwan Youth Initiatives in Europe 歐洲臺灣青年協會 @taiwankiddos]

While our friends in Taiwan take to the streets of Taipei, we channel the energy of TW youth activism for the fights abroad. DM us to join if you're also a student in Europe. 5/
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