Radio Taiwan International
Date: 30 April, 2020
By: John Van Trieste
Taiwan has thanked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland for supporting Taiwan’s participation in the WHO.
During a meeting of Japanese lawmakers Wednesday, Abe said he had spoken to the WHO’s secretary-general in the past about Taiwan’s inclusion, telling him that viruses do not respect borders. He said that Taiwan was the first to report to the WHO about COVID-19’s transmissibility between people. [FULL STORY]