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UNESCO exploded in May 2019 and issued an order that no Taiwanese would be accepted to participate in UNESCO-organized activities Image: Obtained from UNESCO Facebook
very funny! Taiwanese academics applied to participate in the “International Center for Theoretical Physics” (ICTP) seminar, but were rejected because of their “nationality”. Associate Professor Liu Zhongen from the Department of Sociology at National Taiwan University retweeted an academic’s Twitter, stating that according to new regulations implemented by the United Nations in May last year, any activity organized by the United Nations United for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) will not accept the participation of Taiwan. Alexander Sullivan, part-time researcher at the New American Security Research Center, bombarded UNESCO for “Shameful” on Twitter.
Liu Zhongen retweeted the Twitter of a PhD student at Stanford Taiwan. PhD student po issued a response from ICTP saying that Taiwanese citizens cannot participate in all activities organized by UNESCO. He was so angry that he publicly suggested on Twitter the relevant UN organizations simply stated that “Taiwan scientists cannot participate”, so that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will not have to bother to check one by one.
This tweet has drawn the attention of international academics, who have expressed their support, criticizing that anyone who loves science cannot accept this issue. At present, the doctoral student has also joined and intends to write a letter of protest, but emphasized that not everything is the organizer’s fault, the culprit is UNESCO.
Liu Zhongen retweeted the PhD student’s tweet that since 2019, the United Nations has stipulated that Taiwanese should not participate in any UNESCO activities, and Taiwanese scholars are being marginalized every day.
The tweet also attracted the attention of American academics. Ai Xiaolei, a researcher at the New American Security Research Center, criticized UNESCO on Twitter as “too shameful.” He noted that after President Donald Trump withdrew from some UN activities, China was in. UNESCO has become quite powerful within it. It is embarrassing to see that UNESCO not only restricts the Taiwanese government, but also restricts the participation of individual scientists in activities, as part of China’s political agenda.
Ai Xiaolei also warned that Chinese national leader Xi Jinping began to attach importance to archeology in September this year, calling for the establishment of “archeology with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style” and “telling Chinese stories.”
Currently, the Stanford Taiwanese PhD student said on Twitter that some organizers, professors and lecturers are studying and writing protest letters, calling on the organizer “International Center for Theoretical Physics” to change the rules. He also said in a publication that “the ICTP fundamental belief is that science is a common language that transcends national borders (but not Taiwan) and provides a platform for common dialogue” to remind organizers not to forget their original intentions.
Liu Zhongen retweeted the PhD student’s tweet that since 2019, the United Nations has stipulated that Taiwanese should not participate in any UNESCO activities, and Taiwanese scholars are being marginalized every day.
Taiwanese PhD students posted a reply letter on Twitter in which the “International Center for Theoretical Physics” refused to participate in the event. The letter clearly stated that Taiwanese cannot be invited to participate due to UN regulations Image: Obtained from Chih-Fu Yeh Twitter
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