So aggressive is Beijing in asserting that Taiwan not be treated as a legitimate nation that most of the world's governments choose not to press the issue.
International bodies go along with the "One China" fiction, treating Taiwan and its people with profound disrespect.
At the same time, the WHO has refused to share with Taiwan the material it supplies to its members, forcing Taiwan to wait days or weeks to access relevant information.
In reality, Taiwan - which treated the threat with deadly seriousness from the outset - has met with considerable success: As of Tuesday, it had 322 confirmed infections and 5 deaths.
Hong Kong journalist Yvonne Tong, speaking by video with WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward, asked whether the organization would reconsider membership for Taiwan.
Its treatment of Taiwan is one thing that cannot continue.
If Nauru and Tuvalu are entitled to full WHO membership, Taiwan is too.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/31/opinion/excluding-taiwan-who-is-political-medical-outrage/
International bodies go along with the "One China" fiction, treating Taiwan and its people with profound disrespect.
At the same time, the WHO has refused to share with Taiwan the material it supplies to its members, forcing Taiwan to wait days or weeks to access relevant information.
In reality, Taiwan - which treated the threat with deadly seriousness from the outset - has met with considerable success: As of Tuesday, it had 322 confirmed infections and 5 deaths.
Hong Kong journalist Yvonne Tong, speaking by video with WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward, asked whether the organization would reconsider membership for Taiwan.
Its treatment of Taiwan is one thing that cannot continue.
If Nauru and Tuvalu are entitled to full WHO membership, Taiwan is too.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/31/opinion/excluding-taiwan-who-is-political-medical-outrage/
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