World Health Organization: Blinken
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| In May 2023, the WHA again rejected Taiwan’s request to join its annual meeting as an observer due to pressure from China. Taiwan’s inclusion was supported by the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Lithuania, Japan, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, as well as Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies including the Marshall Islands and Belize.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Helen|title= Outcry as World Health Assembly locks out Taiwan under pressure from China|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...out-taiwan-under-pressure-from-china|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2023|access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> In addition, the Formosa Club, a platform for European and Canadian legislators, jointly with 926 lawmakers from 29 countries, signed a letter urging WHO Secretary-General [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer in the WHA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Liu|first=Tzu-hsuan|title=World lawmakers urge WHA inclusion|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/05/22/2003800197|work=Taipei Times|date=22 May 2023|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref> | In May 2023, the WHA again rejected Taiwan’s request to join its annual meeting as an observer due to pressure from China. Taiwan’s inclusion was supported by the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Lithuania, Japan, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, as well as Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies including the Marshall Islands and Belize.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Helen|title= Outcry as World Health Assembly locks out Taiwan under pressure from China|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...out-taiwan-under-pressure-from-china|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2023|access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> In addition, the Formosa Club, a platform for European and Canadian legislators, jointly with 926 lawmakers from 29 countries, signed a letter urging WHO Secretary-General [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer in the WHA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Liu|first=Tzu-hsuan|title=World lawmakers urge WHA inclusion|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/05/22/2003800197|work=Taipei Times|date=22 May 2023|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref> |
| Ahead of the 2024 WHA, United States Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] urged the WHO to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer, stating that inviting Taiwan is “a critically important step toward affirming the WHO’s goal of ‘Health for All.’”<ref name=“TT 2024”>{{cite news|last=Liu|first=Tzu-hsuan|title=Blinken backs Taiwan in WHA|url= https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/03/2003817299|work=Taipei Times|date=3 May 2024|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> | |
| == Civil society organizations == | == Civil society organizations == |
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