The Office of the President expressed gratitude on May 17 to the 172 members of the United States House of Representatives, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Democrat Eliot Engel, who signed a letter addressed to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the WHO to invite Taiwan to participate in this year's World Health Assembly (WHA).

The prestigious Diplomat of the Global Charter award was bestowed upon Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung May 19 in Geneva for his efforts in promoting health equality and the National Health Insurance system.

The denial of access for Taiwan journalists to the 71st World Health Assembly May 21-26 in Geneva is strongly protested and condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) strongly protests and condemns the denial of press passes to Taiwanese media for the 71st World Health Assembly, which commenced on May 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanks the European Parliament and members of parliaments in European countries for supporting Taiwan’s participation in this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) through their interpellations, letters, proposals, public statements, and use of social media.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today thanked friends in the US Congress for a joint letter sent in support of Taiwan. The letter was sent on May 18 by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a seasoned member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Senate Taiwan Caucus Cochair Robert Menendez (D-NJ), together with six other Senator colleagues.

A total 13 U.S. senators backed Taiwan’s bid for observer status in the 71st World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, in a letter sent May 16 to WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs greatly appreciates the staunch support shown by the US Senate for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and related issues.

Taiwan’s bid for observer status at the 71st World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, won strong public backing May 8 from like-minded partners the U.S. and EU.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanks the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union (EU) for taking a firm stance in publicly supporting Taiwan’s attendance at the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA), and for the expressions of regret and disappointment that the US and Canada have made regarding the fact that Taiwan has received no invitation to date.