WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of putting politics first by ignoring Taiwanese warnings over China's coronavirus outbreak, laying out its case against the UN body.
"The WHO once again chose politics over public health," she said, criticising the WHO for denying Taiwan even observer status since 2016.Taiwan, which has succeeded in preventing a major outbreak despite its proximity and ties to China, warned the WHO on Dec 31 of human-to-human transmission, Vice President Chen Chien-Jen has said.
China considers Taiwan - a self-ruling democracy where the mainland's defeated nationalists fled in 1949 - to be a province awaiting reunification and has sought to exclude it from all international organisations. Much of the world has since followed the US lead in restricting travel despite the early criticism of Trump, for whom a tough line on immigration is a signature issue.
WHO playing politics above health issue when it ignored warning from Taiwan and the world paying the price with almost one hundred thousand body bags.
China blocking Taiwan. Wants Taiwan to cave. Nice going China.
WHO is in bed with China...we should learn from Taiwanese 🙏
The WHO is to be blamed for this mess...always being reactive and complacent, telling countries not to worry. It’s China that created the virus...and the WHO helped spread it!! 😡
Taiwan doesn’t even exist to the WHO.
Taiwan has been doing a pretty gd job so far, been thru SARS, like few other Asian countries hence they r fully aware & know what to do during covid outbreak, but WHO simply just 😌😴🤦♀️
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