BEIJING: China berated New Zealand on Monday (May 11) for its support for Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization (WHO), saying ...
Taiwan is excluded from the WHO due to the objections of China, which views the island as one of its provinces. Taiwan says this has created a dangerous gap in the COVID-19 fight, and has accused the WHO of bending to Chinese pressure.AdvertisementSpeaking at a daily news conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said New Zealand's comments were a severe violation of the"one China" principle, which states that Taiwan is part of China.
The"one China" principle is the political foundation of China and New Zealand's relationship, he added."China urges New Zealand to strictly abide by the 'one China principle' and immediately stop making wrong statements on Taiwan, to avoid damaging our bilateral relationship." In Taipei, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told parliament on Monday that in order to be able to break through China's influence on the body there needed to be"even stronger international lung power".
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