Chen to promote Taiwan’s case at seminars and bilateral meetings
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/19
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – According to previously announced plans, Health and Welfare
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (front center) leaves for Geneva. (By Central News Agency)
Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) arrived in Switzerland Saturday to press for Taiwan’s case in the margin of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where China prevented the country from being invited.
Despite its population of 23 million and its high standards of health care, no invitation for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual top event had arrived in Taiwan due to Beijing’s continuous efforts to isolate the island. This year’s WHA takes place in Geneva from May 21 to 26.
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Chen said that both President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Premier William Lai (賴清德) hoped Taiwan could step into the world and explain its values on a global scale, the Central News Agency reported. [FULL STORY]
