Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted the head of the WHO for bowing to Chinese pressure and not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, saying the organization kept out 'scientific expertise on pandemic disease.'
Taiwan attended the health assembly as an observer from 2009 to 2016, when relations with China were warmer.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said last week the refusal of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party to recognize that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are part of China was to blame for the lack of an invitation. "As a result, the political foundation for the Taiwan region to participate in WHO has ceased to exist,""The DPP understands this only too well.
Taiwan had decided to drop the issue for now, but Wu said it would follow up later in the year on a proposal submitted to the WHO by its diplomatic allies to review the island democracy's status in light of its handling of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Wu said Taiwan will continue to provide"big-hearted" assistance to others, donating millions of masks and other medical equipment.
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