WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The leaders of US congressional foreign affairs committees have written to more than 50 countries asking them to support Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Organisation (WHO), citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic, congressional sources said on Friday (May 8).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The leaders of US congressional foreign affairs committees have written to more than 50 countries asking them to support Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Organisation , citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic, congressional sources said on Friday .
It was signed by Representatives Eliot Engel, Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Michael McCaul, the panel's ranking Republican member, as well as Senators Jim Risch, the Republican Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and Bob Menendez, the panel's ranking Democratic member.
Some of Trump's fellow Republicans in Congress have echoed the president's criticisms. Democrats have criticised Trump for attacking the WHO during a global health crisis, while saying it needs reforms.
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