Diseases know no borders, so don’t shut out countries that can help

We hope countries like Canada will leverage their international positions and their domestic political consensuses to take urgent and co-ordinated action to help secure Taiwan’s spot at the international table.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also been consistent and clear in his support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHA, noting that ‘we believe that Taiwan’s role as an observer in World Health Assembly meetings is in the best interest of the international health community,’ writes Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN

April 8, 2021

Nearly three million people have died over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this global fight against the virus, the international community just cannot afford to ignore the experiences and contributions that Taiwan is able and willing to provide. Taiwan has seen 1,030 cases and 10 deaths as...

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