Taiwan was again not invited to the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, this year. This is despite a bid by Taiwan to secure admittance to the World Health Assembly as an observer, as previously took place when the Ma administration was in power. Nevertheless, Taiwan is currently excluded from the World Health Assembly as a result of Chinese pressure...
The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, is currently taking place from May 22nd to May 28th. Taiwan was allowed to participate in the WHO as an observer from 2009 to 2016 under the Ma administration. But after the Tsai administration took power, Taiwan was not allowed to participate, as a result of Chinese pressure. As with past years, Taiwan has sought to call attention to its exclusion from the WHA and WHO, to call for its inclusion as an observer. Nevertheless, efforts to gain admittance to the WHA have been comparatively quiet this year, compared to past years....
Taiwan not invited to the annual World Health Assembly meeting again this year, despite a number of nations calling for Taiwan’s inclusion as an observer. The World Health Assembly is the governing body of the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global health. Taiwan's exclusion occurs despite the current COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan...
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...
It has been an inadvertent consequence that increasing attention has been drawn to Taiwan’s exclusion from international organizations as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...
New rules introduced by the Tsai administration to regulate the selling of medical masks are likely to lead to further blowback against the government...
