Taiwan Left At Health Assembly Door; Police Ask Activists To Remove Political T-Shirts

For the second year in a row, Taiwan has not been invited to participate as an observer at the World Health Assembly taking place this week. Political dissent with China borne out of a change of government in Taiwan now refusing to recognise the “One China” principle resulted in Taiwan being left out of the World Health Organization. At the opening of the Assembly, several countries supported Taiwan, including the United States.

Taiwanese officials nonetheless made the trip to Geneva and intend to reach out to countries, claiming the decision to leave them out creates a health gap which could cost lives. On 21 May, Taiwan organised a press briefing in Geneva, a stone’s throw away from the United Nations building hosting the 71th World Health Assembly, from 21-26 May.

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