China Vs Taiwan Over World Health Organisation Invite
NDTV
China-Taiwan Conflict: Taiwan is excluded from most global organisations because of objections from China, which considers it one of its provinces and not a separate country.
It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday.
Taiwan is excluded from most global organisations because of objections from China, which considers it one of its provinces and not a separate country. In particular, Taipei has complained that exclusion from the WHO has hampered efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taiwan attended the World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision-making body, as an observer from 2009-2016 when Taipei-Beijing relations warmed. But China blocked further participation after the election of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who China views as a separatist - a charge she rejects.
Taking lawmaker questions in parliament, Wu said they were continuing to seek an invite.