Taiwan Pushes WHO Participation in Rare Ministerial Call With US

Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung gestures during a press conference at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 11, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

In a rare teleconference between health ministers, Taiwan has thanked the United States for its support in pushing for the island’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the CCP virus pandemic and despite China’s objections.

In turn, the United States thanked Taiwan for sharing its medical best practices. Taiwan has limited the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak to just 429 confirmed cases and six deaths.