US Calls Attention to UN Aviation Body’s Exclusion of Taiwan Amid Virus

US Calls Attention to UN Aviation Body’s Exclusion of Taiwan Amid Virus
Tsai Ing-Wen waves after addressing supporters following her re-election as President of Taiwan on January 11, 2020 in Taipei, Taiwan. Carl Court/Getty Images
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The U.S. State Department has criticized the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency overseeing international air transport, for allegedly blocking users on Twitter.

ICAO reportedly blocked several users on the social networking service who made reference to Taiwan’s exclusion from communications regarding international events, notably the current global outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

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