Taiwan failed to secure admission to the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, again this year due to Chinese pressure...
In a surprise, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier today that it would be withdrawing Taiwan’s bid to participate in the World Health Assembly as an observer. Notably, the opening remarks for the World Health Assembly summit, which will be held in Geneva and online today and tomorrow, were delivered by Chinese president Xi Jinping...
According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokespersons, the Taiwanese government does not expect an invitation to the World Health Assembly this year...
New rules introduced by the Tsai administration to regulate the selling of medical masks are likely to lead to further blowback against the government...
One notes that attempts to target the Tsai administration for its handling of the coronavirus crisis from members of the pan-Blue camp have taken a number of different approaches in past days. That there is no ideological consistency among these attempts to attack the Tsai administration is likely illustrative of the internal splits within the pan-Blue camp...
The concrete effects of Taiwan’s exclusion from the international community, particularly its exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization and World Health Organization, are visible in the decision by the Italian and Vietnamese governments to suspend flights from Taiwan. Taiwan is excluded from both organizations due to Chinese pressure, seeing as China claims Taiwan to be an inalienable part of China and refuses to allow Taiwan to participate in both organizations on an independent basis...
Outrage has broken out against the International Civil Aviation Organization after the organization’s Twitter account was found to be blocking individuals who questioned the organization on its exclusion of Taiwan...
