Taiwan is making another push for a seat at the United Nations, sending a rare cross-party group of lawmakers to New York — a symbolic but uphill effort.

• Taiwan's foreign ministry is running a campaign around the UN General Assembly, which opens September 8 in New York.
• Three lawmakers from the three main parties — the DPP, the KMT and the TPP — will visit New York from September 10 to 14.
• The trip is meant to show the world that support for joining the UN cuts across Taiwan's usually bitter party divide.
• Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung will publish an essay arguing the UN must treat Taiwan fairly under its own charter to restore trust.
• The delegation will meet foreign lawmakers, civic groups and overseas Taiwanese communities while there.

Outlook: Expect side events and publicity in New York through mid-September, and firm objections from Beijing, with no change to Taiwan's exclusion from the UN.