中國施壓WHO的信函

China’s diplomatic letter counterattacking on Taiwan’s participation of WHA

Dr. Tedros Adhanorm Ghebreysus

Director General

World Health Organization

Geneva

Your Excellency,

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to you and the secretariat for your efforts and dedications in leading the global fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

At this critical time, the world needs to solidarity and cooperation more than ever, and the upcoming virtual de minis WHA 73 on May 18-19 2020 will provide us a unique opportunity to further enhance the joint efforts.  However we are very concerned to learn that certain member states may intend to raise the so-called Taiwan’s participation issue during its opening, which runs counter to the general agreement among member states that no controversial issues shall be considered during the virtual Assembly.”

The participation of Taiwan, China in WHA [the World Health Assembly] should be handled in accordance to the one-China principle, as embodied in the UNGA Resolution 2758 and WHA Resolution 25.1 and recognized by the international community as a whole.  It is the local authority in Taiwan, China who bar themselves from participating in WHA by refusing to accept the one-China principle.  On the other hand, necessary agreements have been made to ensure that there is no disears prevention gap in Taiwan, China.  In face of the unprecedented challenges, we should focus on saving lives and not be distracted by political manipulation.

We appreciate the position of Your Excellency on adhering to on-China principle, and are ready to work with Your Excellency and the secretariat to preserve the integrity of the virtual de minimis WHA, safe guard the collective interests of all member states of the Organization and prevent the Assembly from being disrupted.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurance of our highest considerations.