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24 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The proposal to invite #Taiwan to join the #WHA as an observer was left off this year's agenda after a debate, during which #China insisted that Taiwan can only be allowed to join international organizations under the "One China" principle. focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
"According to sources, the proposal was first raised by two diplomatic allies of Taiwan during the WHA General Committee meeting, but the committee decided not to include it into the agenda due to objections from China."
"Nauru and Eswatini, both diplomatic allies of Taiwan, spoke up for Taiwan while China and Pakistan expressed their opposition to including the proposal on Taiwan in this year's agenda, according to sources."
"After the debate, Bhutan's health minister, Dechen Wangmo, who was elected as this year's WHA president, decided to leave the proposal off the agenda, sources said."

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