No logic to Taiwan’s exclusion from ICAO assembly

Taiwan provides services to more than 72 million passengers annually, serving as an integral hub for travellers and trade in East Asia.

The International Civil Aviation Organization council chamber, pictured in 2013, when Taiwan was last invited to participate in the assembly. Beyond setting policies and standards, ICAO develops and communicates vital information between countries during contingencies such as global pandemics, write Winston Wen-yi Chen and Mario Ste-Marie.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN AND MARIO STE-MARIE

August 17, 2022

This September, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will convene its 41st assembly, a triennial event held in Montréal. The United Nations regulatory agency, with the slogan “no country left behind,” was established to help set international policies and standards that ensure t...

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