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On May 19th, the 56th World Health Assembly (WHA)
made the decision by the ruling of the President that it
would reject the so-called bill of “inviting Taiwan to
participate in the World Health Assembly as an
observer” proposed by the Marshall Islands and a few
other countries. This is the 7th time that the World Health
Assembly has turned down such Taiwan related
bills.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a
specialized UN organization that opens only to sovereign
states. Taiwan, as a part of China, is not eligible to join
the organization or participate in the WHA. Blood is thicker
than water. The central government of China has always
attached great importance to and has been very much
concerned about the health and safety of all Chinese people,
including our Taiwan compatriots. After the outbreak of the
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on the island, the
central government and the mainland compatriots have shown
great concern and have taken a series of measures in
promoting information exchanges and providing material aid
across the Taiwan Straits. The central government have
agreed to the visit by WHO experts to Taiwan and the
attendance by Taiwan health experts in technical meetings on
SARS prevention and treatment by the WHO. Taiwan's access to
health information and technical aid is unblocked.
This year, the Taiwan authorities politicized
the SARS issue by instigating a handful of countries to put
forward to the WHA a Taiwan-related bill. The bill violated
the relevant resolutions of the United Nations General
Assembly and went against the purposes and principles of the
WHO. Thus, it was inevitably rejected by the WHA. This fact
demonstrates that no attempt to create "two
Chinas" or "One China, One Taiwan" on the
international arena will succeed.
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