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Business Recorder
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Pakistan, China oppose motion to invite Taiwan to WHO's annual assembly
GENEVA: Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva. China, which regards the democratically governed island of Taiwan as its territory, and Pakistan opposed the motion and the assembly accepted Taiwan's exclusion. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who are among just 12 remaining countries with formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, spoke on behalf of a group of countries who brought a proposal to include it as an observer in this year's WHO meeting. FM Dar arrives in Beijing on 3-day official visit Saint Vincent described Taiwan's exclusion as 'unfair and self-defeating' and Belize's envoy said it 'weakens our collective preparedness and response capabilities'. No major Western country spoke for Taiwan or signed the proposal, and the United States, which plans to quit the WHO, left its seat empty. 'The proposal openly challenges the authority of the UN and the post-war international order,' said Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu, who is part of a more than 200-strong Chinese delegation at the meeting. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Taiwanese authorities' 'separatist' stance has led to the loss of a political foundation for its participation in the assembly. It denied that there was any gap in pandemic preparedness due to Taiwan's exclusion, calling that a 'political lie'. China vows support to Pakistan for securing peace, stability Between 2009 and 2016, Taiwan attended WHO assembly sessions as an observer under the administration of then-President Ma Ying-jeou, who signed landmark trade and tourism agreements with China. The question of its participation recurs annually. Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations because of objections by China. A delegation from Taiwan campaigned for its inclusion in this year's WHO assembly and a van has been driving through Geneva with images of bubble tea and the Taipei 101 skyscraper.
Straits Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
World Health Organization countries don't invite Taiwan to annual assembly
GENEVA - Member states of the World Health Organization on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who are among just 12 remaining countries with formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, spoke on behalf of a group of countries who brought a proposal to include it as an observer in this year's WHO meeting. Saint Vincent described Taiwan's exclusion as "unfair and self-defeating" and Belize's envoy said it "weakens our collective preparedness and response capabilities". No major Western country spoke for Taiwan or signed the proposal, and the United States, which plans to quit the WHO, left its seat empty. But China, which regards the democratically governed island of Taiwan as its territory, and Pakistan opposed the motion and the assembly accepted Taiwan's exclusion. "The proposal openly challenges the authority of the U.N. and the post-war international order," said Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu, who is part of a more than 200-strong Chinese delegation at the meeting. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Taiwanese authorities' "separatist" stance has led to the loss of a political foundation for its participation in the assembly. It denied that there was any gap in pandemic preparedness due to Taiwan's exclusion, calling that a "political lie". Between 2009 and 2016, Taiwan attended WHO assembly sessions as an observer under the administration of then-President Ma Ying-jeou, who signed landmark trade and tourism agreements with China. The question of its participation recurs annually. Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations because of objections by China. A delegation from Taiwan campaigned for its inclusion in this year's WHO assembly and a van has been driving through Geneva with images of bubble tea and the Taipei 101 skyscraper. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
World Health Organization countries don't invite Taiwan to annual assembly
GENEVA (Reuters) -Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spoke on behalf of a group of countries who brought a proposal to include Taiwan as an observer to this year's meeting - with Saint Vincent describing Taiwan's exclusion as "unfair and self-defeating". But China and Pakistan opposed the motion and the assembly accepted its exclusion. "The proposal openly challenges the authority of the U.N. and the post-war international order," said China's Ambassador Chen Xu, repeating opposition voiced by the Chinese foreign ministry last week. In past years, Taiwan had attended the World Health Assembly as an observer. The question of its participation recurs annually. Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations because of objections by China, which considers the democratically governed island its territory. A delegation from Taiwan has campaigned for its inclusion and a van has been driving through Geneva with images of bubble tea and the Taipei 101 skyscraper.
Reuters
19-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
World Health Organization countries don't invite Taiwan to annual assembly
GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly in Geneva after China voiced opposition. Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spoke on behalf of a group of countries who brought a proposal to include Taiwan as an observer to this year's meeting - with Saint Vincent describing Taiwan's exclusion as 'unfair and self-defeating'. But China and Pakistan opposed the motion and the assembly accepted its exclusion. "The proposal openly challenges the authority of the U.N. and the post-war international order," said China's Ambassador Chen Xu, repeating opposition voiced by the Chinese foreign ministry last week.
