U.S. Senate Joins Calls for Taiwan to Regain WHO Status
- Chamber passes bill backing island’s push for pandemic info
- Measure risks further tensions between Washington, Beijing
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The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill seeking the restoration of Taiwan’s observer status with the World Health Organization, escalating an international campaign to push back against Chinese efforts to isolate the island.
The bipartisan measure calls on the State Department to report about Taiwan’s participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly -- a key WHO decision-making body set to meet next week. The bill, which hasn’t yet been passed by the U.S. House, would also direct Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to explain any department plans to help Taipei reclaim its observer status.