Taiwan Urges WHO to Defy China, Let It Join Key Annual Meeting

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Watch: Taiwan urged the World Health Organization to allow it to rejoin a key global health assembly later this month despite objections from China.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Samson Ellis

May 6, 2020 at 8:34 AM UTC

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May 6, 2020 at 9:18 AM UTC

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Taiwan urged the World Health Organization to allow it to rejoin a key global health assembly later this month despite objections from China, as Taipei pushes for more inclusion in international bodies.