US Lawmakers Urge Support for Taiwan at WHO, as US Criticizes China

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) exits the chamber at the U.S. Capitol during President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial in Washington on Jan. 31, 2020. Amanda Voisard/File Photo/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on May 8 asking them to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the CCP virus pandemic.

Taiwan, which is not a member of the United Nations, has been excluded from the WHO, which is a U.N. agency, due to objections from China.