Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China has decided not to agree to Taiwan's participation in this year's World Health Assembly.

On May 15th, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, chaired a regular press conference. A reporter asked, it is understood that the 78th World Health Assembly will open on May 19th, and Taiwan has not yet received an invitation to participate. What is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' comment on this? Lin Jian stated that China's position on the issue of Taiwan's participation in international organizations, including the World Health Organization, has been consistently clear, that it must be handled in accordance with the One China principle, which is also the fundamental principle confirmed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 and World Health Assembly Resolution 25.1. In order to uphold the One China principle and defend the seriousness and authority of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and World Health Assembly, China has decided not to agree to Taiwan's participation in this year's World Health Assembly.