U.S. Urges China to Give Taiwan a Role at UN Health Assembly
The United States is urging China to allow Taiwan to be granted observer status at the U.N. health agency's biggest annual gathering, the U.S. health secretary said Monday.
Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's president
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Geneva (AP) -- The United States is backing calls for Taiwan to be granted observer status at the U.N. health agency's biggest annual gathering, the U.S. health secretary said Monday.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar spoke to reporters in Geneva on the sidelines of the start of the World Health Organization's annual assembly, which China's government has prevented Taiwan from attending.