Breitbart
Date: 26 Sep 2019
By: Frances Martel

The few countries of the United Nations that recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty made a case for their

ally’s inclusion in the General Assembly on Tuesday and Wednesday, urging the world not to allow China to intimidate it out of accepting reality.

The leaders of Guatemala, eSwatini, and Palau urged the United Nations – which recognizes breakaway territories like “Palestine” as nations, but not Taiwan, a nation that has never formally accepted China’s colonial aspirations over it – to include Taiwan in its activities. At a separate event outside of the main stage of the General Assembly, the Caribbean country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines similarly noted that it had partnered with Taiwan to receive medical aid.

The government in Taipei has expressed particular dismay recently at being excluded from United Nations activities to combat public health disasters like the Ebola outbreaks of Africa, to which it feels it can positively contribute.    [FULL  STORY]