16 US Lawmakers: WHO Should Allow Taiwan to Participate in Global Efforts to Contain Coronavirus

16 US Lawmakers: WHO Should Allow Taiwan to Participate in Global Efforts to Contain Coronavirus
Children wearing face masks leave their elementary school at the end of the day in Xindian district, New Taipei City on March 3, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—As countries around the world seek to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Taiwan has been excluded from international discussions organized by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In response, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) and 15 other lawmakers of the GOP Doctors Caucus, a group of medical doctors in Congress, have written a letter to WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging Taiwan to be included in the WHO.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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