Taiwan Shunned From World Health Assembly Amid China’s ‘Political Pressure’

Taiwan Shunned From World Health Assembly Amid China’s ‘Political Pressure’
A sign of the World Health Organization in Geneva on April 24, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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The World Health Assembly (WHA) has denied Taiwan’s request to join its annual meeting as an observer amid “political pressure” from China, a decision that Taiwan warns could pose a “serious threat” to global health.

The WHA is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO annual meeting on global public health priorities began May 21 and runs through May 30.

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