Radio Taiwan International
Date: 30 March, 2020
By: Natalie Tso

President Tsai Ing-wen says she believes Taiwan joining the World Health Organization (WHO) would not only benefit Taiwan, it would also benefit the whole world. She was responding to a question on Monday about a recent statement from the WHO regarding Taiwan. 

The WHO said that it was up to WHO members, not the organization’s officials, to decide whether Taiwan could join the WHO. That statement followed criticism of WHO Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward, who evaded a question about Taiwan’s membership during an interview with Radio Television Hong Kong journalist Yvonne Tong. 

President Tsai said, “We hope that after this epidemic, other countries can have a better understanding of Taiwan’s abilities and what it can contribute and really consider allowing Taiwan to become part of the global epidemic prevention system. This would help ensure the health of the Taiwan people, and the world’s medical care systems would also be better off with Taiwan’s participation.”    [FULL  STORY]