Daily8 Mail
Date: 2 February 2020
By: AFP
While the spread of novel coronavirus in central China has sparked alarm throughout Asia, it has also highlighted the self-ruled island's increased isolation from global bodies under pressure from Beijing.
Last month the Twitter account of the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) — which does not deal with Taipei directly and only recognizes Beijing — blocked users who suggested it should work with Taiwan.
The state department Saturday called the ICAO's decision to block users, including Taiwan-China academics and analysts, "outrageous, unacceptable, and not befitting of a UN organization."
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