US presses WHO to invite Taiwan to annual assembly


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Agence France-Presse May 19 , 2022 | 9:52am Taiwan 's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to Air Force pilots at a military base in Hsinchu on April 1, 2022. AFP / Sam Yeh WASHINGTON, United States — The United States urged the World Health Organization on Wednesday to invite Taiwan to its annual assembly next week despite China 's opposition, saying the COVID - 19 pandemic requires universal cooperation . The WHO's annual World Health Assembly meeting, scheduled for May 22-28, "is an opportunity to drive cooperation towards ending the acute phase of the Covid - 19 pandemic and advancing global...