"To maintain objectivity, the WHO must contend with the fact that Chinese govt-supplied information is simply not reliable. To base factual findings solely on the word of China’s government places an unwarranted degree of trust in..a totalitarian state."
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"Embarek..gave a nod to Beijing’s extraordinary theory..that covid may have been introduced to China on frozen meat packaging. However, there are factual issues with such statements. By Beijing’s own statistics, covid cases spiked in China over a month before Italy & Spain."
"Beijing seems to have played some role in securing Tedros’ position as WHO DG in 2017. The year prior, the WHO removed Taiwan from its observer status at Beijing’s request. During the pandemic, this exclusion..has meant willfully endangering the lives of Taiwan’s 24M citizens."
"A step in the right direction for WHO would be to insist on Taiwan’s immediate reinstatement as an observer. This is well within its power. China may object or even withdraw, but it has no right to threaten others’ health."
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