Taiwan Not Invited to WHA; Former US Ambassador Criticizes UN and Beijing
On May 19, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, posted on the social media platform X to criticize the United Nations and Beijing regarding Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Assembly (WHA) for the 10th consecutive year. She pointed out that Taiwan's non-invitation was due to China's demands and contrasted Taiwan's early warnings about the COVID pandemic with China's actions of lying and covering up the facts, concluding that the UN ultimately "rewards China." The 79th WHA convened in Geneva on May 18.
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(CNA Washington, May 20, Comprehensive Foreign Report) Taiwan has not been invited to the World Health Assembly for the 10th consecutive year. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, recently posted on the social media platform X, arguing that Taiwan had previously warned the world about the COVID pandemic, "while China lied, silenced doctors, and allowed the virus to spread." The 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) convened in Geneva on May 18, with Taiwan being excluded for the tenth year in a row. The WHA is the regular annual meeting of the UN's World Health Organization (WHO). In her post on X on May 19, Haley not only criticized the Beijing authorities but also pointed out, "Taiwan was not invited to participate because of China's demands." She concluded her post by stating, "Taiwan tells the truth, but China covers it up. And the UN rewards China."