Posted on 05/23/2022 3:29:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Taiwan's bid to take part in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual assembly was rejected on Monday (May 23), the assembly said, in a decision that follows a campaign of diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island.
Assembly President Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, also Djibouti's health minister, said in a statement that a proposal sent by 13 WHO members seeking for Taiwan to join as an observer would not be included in its official agenda.
Taiwan is excluded from most global groups due to Beijing's objections. China insists that Taiwan should not be treated as an independent country as it considers the island to be one of its own provinces.
Taiwan argues that its exclusion from the WHO has hampered efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, although it is allowed to attend some technical WHO meetings.
Assembly president Abdilleh said that the decision followed a recommendation from the General Committee which discussed the proposal on Sunday in a closed-door meeting.
"The political and legal foundation for Taiwan's participation in WHA ceases to exist," Chen Xu, China ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva told the assembly shortly before the decision. "This political manipulation will only be met with opposition from all parties."
This year's assembly, joined by thousands of delegates including nearly 100 from China, will discuss key reforms such as changes to the WHO's funding.
China began blocking Taiwan's World Health Assembly (WHA) participation from 2017, marking the end of a warmer period of relations between Beijing and Taipei.
Taiwan last week expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organisation's failure to invite it to attend the assembly, amid diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island.
“Science”
World “Health” Organization= World “Political” Organization. It’s not about health, it’s about control.
China, the country that perpetrated the pandemic, uses its influence to keep Taiwan out of the WHO.
Taiwan doesn’t realize they’re WAAAY better off not?
Of course. WHO takes their marching orders directly from the CCP.
North Korea and South Korea
West Germany and East Germany
There is no reason to treat Taiwan differently at the UN, WHO, Olympics and other international organizations.
I think the only reason they did it, was to have an
argument that they were recognized as a separate nation
around the world.
Any nation can tell the WHO to go pound sand as they try
to order them around.
I’ll bet they’d squeal if we quit paying for their
nonsense. China would just up their payment though.
Gosh, that Free Trade thing sure paid off.
Taiwan gets lucky in spite of their best efforts.
THIS is the same “WHO” that Biden wants to give over USA Sovereignity to for OUR health care & RATIONING.
Hey, Taiwan: You aren’t missing anything.
They’re better off.
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