In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Taiwan’s exclusion from U.N. forums 'undermines the important work of the U.N. and its related bodies, all of which stand to benefit greatly from its contributions.'
WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on all United Nations member states to support Taiwan's "robust" participation in the U.N. system, contesting ongoing pressure from China to block the self-ruled island's access to international organizations.
China says Taiwan is one of its provinces and so it has the sole right to represent Taiwan internationally. "The fact that Taiwan participated robustly in certain U.N. specialized agencies for the vast majority of the past 50 years is evidence of the value the international community places in Taiwan's contributions. Recently, however, Taiwan has not been permitted to contribute to U.N. efforts," Blinken said.
Blinken added that Taiwan was not present at global bodies, such as the World Health Assembly, despite its "world-class response" to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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