OTTAWA — Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern during the COVID-19 crisis.
That sharp message was delivered in a letter, a draft of which has been viewed by The Canadian Press, that tells WHO director general Dr.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus to allow Taiwan to be given observer status at a major meeting of the organization on Monday. Geneva-based diplomats from Canada, Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Britain, Japan and the U.S.
issued the demand orally in a May 7 meeting with two other senior WHO officials, with the envoys from Washington and Tokyo taking the lead.