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...calling for any move to expel the Nationalists to be treated as an "important question," needing the approval of two-thirds of the voting members to pass the General Assembly. Though almost everyone agreed that Peking should be offered a seat this year, many delegations?or so the U.S. reckoned???would be extremely reluctant to put the Nationalists over the side at the same time. The question was: Could the U.S. muster the simple majority of votes necessary to pass the important-question resolution in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: China: A Stinging Victory | 11/8/1971 | See Source »

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