TAIPEI: Taiwan said it still hoped to be invited to the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual assembly opening in Geneva on Sunday (May 21), as support for its participation was growing despite China's efforts to isolate the democratically governed island. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu noted several diplom
TAIPEI: Taiwan said it still hoped to be invited to the World Health Organization's annual assembly opening in Geneva on Sunday , as support for its participation was growing despite China's efforts to isolate the democratically governed island.
Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations due to objections by China, which considers the island its own despite Taiwan's claims that it is an independent country.After China began blocking Taiwan's World Health Assembly participation in 2017, the island started a diplomatic campaign to join the annual meeting as an observer.
On Thursday the de facto embassies in Taiwan for the US, Australia, the UK, Canada, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic issued a joint statement reaffirming support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHA as an observer.
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