The delegation led by Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung to the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva successfully conveyed to the international community the importance of Taiwan’s participation in global health, according to Premier Lai Ching-te May 31.
The Executive Yuan on Monday announced that Minister without Portfolio Lo Ping-cheng achieved great success in leading a delegation of central and local government representatives to Sweden, Denmark and Finland—the three highest-ranked countries in the EU’s Gender Equality Index—to engage in bilateral exchanges on the topics of gender equality and human rights from May 26 to June 3.
The Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, under the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officially began operations June 1, following detailed planning and preparation, and the filing of its articles of registration.
The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has committed to donating US$1 million to the World Health Organization in response to its call for help in preventing the spread of Ebola in Africa and cooperation in public health security. Taiwan thereby demonstrates its goodwill and determination to participate in global health and disease prevention endeavors, as well as its willingness to fulfill its obligations as a responsible member of the international community.
China’s attempts to force Switzerland-headquartered International Air Transport Association and its member airlines into changing Taiwan’s designation on their websites to “Taiwan, China” are protested in the strongest possible terms, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 28.
Taiwan’s pledge of US$1 million to the World Health Organization to help tackle the recent Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the nation’s commitment to supporting global disease prevention, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 30.
China’s bullying and pressure tactics aimed at forcing foreign companies and airlines to change the designation of Taiwan on their websites to “Taiwan, China” is strongly condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) government expressed disappointment and outrage regarding the signing of a joint communique May 26 in Beijing between China and Burkina Faso on the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns China's unreasonable and blatant political interference in private-sector commercial activities and international business operations, as well as its hostile intent to suppress Taiwan's status in the world community. Such interference was seen between January and April this year when Chinese authorities issued letters to 24 foreign airlines operating in China and 36 other international airlines, demanding that Taiwan not be listed as a country on their we
US Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, is visiting Taiwan May 26 to 27 with three advisors.
