TAIPEI -- When the World Health Assembly convenes next week, it will focus on the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 4 million people and killed nearly 300,000. Yet one of the governments that has had the most success in battling the outbreak may not have a seat at the table.
International relations
China seeks to deny Taiwan seat at key WHO meeting
Taipei's inclusion is backed by US, Japan and six Western nations
To gain observer status at the World Health Assembly meeting, Taiwan needs a simple majority of the World Health Organization's 194 member states. But getting the necessary 98 votes will be a formidable challenge. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by Xinhua/Kyodo and AFP/Jiji)
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