Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-22

The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) opened in Geneva on Monday.

Pro-Taiwan demonstrators gather in Geneva Monday to protest Taiwan’s exclusion from this year’s WHA meeting, currently underway in the city. (Photo by CNA)

Taiwan attended the annual meeting as an observer for several years. But it has not been invited back since last year due to pressure from Beijing. Despite the lack of an invitation, some pro-Taiwan groups have gathered on the sidelines of the event to ensure that the country’s voice is still heard.

On Monday, a group of more than 100 Taiwanese protesters staged a rally in Geneva, host of the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting. As the meeting got underway, the demonstrators gathered outside the UN’s Palace of Nations, protesting against Taiwan’s continued exclusion from the WHA. The gathering was the largest pro-Taiwan protest held on the sidelines of the WHA since 1997.    [FULL  STORY]