There is no way Russia will join other countries in such a UN recognition of Taiwan, as it will open a very nasty door for them regarding the Crimea... So 2 of

There is no way Russia will join other countries in such a UN recognition of Taiwan, as it will open a very nasty door for them regarding the Crimea... So 2 of the 5 permanent members of the UN is already not going to do this. And it is not only limited to non-western countries, the same argument holds for Spain with Catalonia for instance. Real-politik is complicated.