Taiwan Attends WHA Sideline Events; MAC States China 'Has No Right to Comment'
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As the World Health Assembly (WHA) convenes in Geneva, Taiwan has been excluded for the 10th consecutive year. Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang, leading a delegation to sideline events, was accused of "freeloading" by China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). In response on May 20, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) retorted that the people of Taiwan have the right to engage with the world and that the Chinese Communist Party has no right to comment. Minister Shih also noted suspected surveillance of the Taiwanese delegation by Chinese personnel and a decrease in attendance from allied nations at events, likely due to Chinese pressure.