<P> The `` Big Four '' victors of World War II ( Nationalist China , the Soviet Union , the United Kingdom , and the United States ) were the founding members of the United Nations that drafted the United Nations Charter in 1944 , which was ratified on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of 50 countries . China , in recognition of its long - standing fight against aggression , was accorded the honor of being the first to sign UN Charter . President Franklin Roosevelt had acknowledged China 's war effort in World War II and stated his desire to allow China to `` play its proper role in maintaining peace and prosperity '' in the world . Thus , despite opposition from other leaders , especially Winston Churchill , China became a permanent member of the Security Council from its creation in 1945 . </P>
<P> The `` Big Four '' victors of World War II ( Nationalist China , the Soviet Union , the United Kingdom , and the United States ) were the founding members of the United Nations that drafted the United Nations Charter in 1944 , which was ratified on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of 50 countries . China , in recognition of its long - standing fight against aggression , was accorded the honor of being the first to sign UN Charter . President Franklin Roosevelt had acknowledged China 's war effort in World War II and stated his desire to allow China to `` play its proper role in maintaining peace and prosperity '' in the world . Thus , despite opposition from other leaders , especially Winston Churchill , China became a permanent member of the Security Council from its creation in 1945 . </P>
when did china become permanent member of un security council
when did china become permanent member of un security council
1945
1945