Taiwan’s Denial of a Seat at WHO Has Become Not Just a Political Concern, But a Global One

Taiwan's Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung walks past a logo for the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ahead of the arrival of President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on May 19, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

In 1988, I lived in the Taipei International Youth Activity Center, studied Mandarin at Guoyu Ribao, and taught English at a bushiban “cram school,” the California Language Academy.