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Taipei: Taiwan should not be blocked from international bodies such as the World Health Organization, its president said on Wednesday, a day after the island confirmed its first case of a SARS-like virus from China.
The self-ruled island has found itself blocked from major world bodies under pressure from Beijing, which views Taiwan as its territory. The emergence of a new deadly coronavirus in China has highlighted the island’s isolated existence, something President Tsai Ing-wen said should change.
“Political considerations should not surpass protection for the people. Taiwan’s 23 million inhabitants face the same health risks and threats as the rest of the world,” she said. (AFP)
The self-ruled island has found itself blocked from major world bodies under pressure from Beijing, which views Taiwan as its territory. The emergence of a new deadly coronavirus in China has highlighted the island’s isolated existence, something President Tsai Ing-wen said should change.
“Political considerations should not surpass protection for the people. Taiwan’s 23 million inhabitants face the same health risks and threats as the rest of the world,” she said. (AFP)
