04-14-2020, 04:39 PM
The WHO's treatment of Taiwan is shameful, and long term I have no issue throwing our (financial) weight around to get China to stop playing politics with the WHO.
https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/03/2...ganisation
Whatever you think of China and Taiwan, not including Taiwan in the WHO due to regional politics is stupid.
That being said, making the point in the midst of a pandemic is counterproductive. The pandemic is going to hit developing nations hard, and we live in a global world where even if we get the infection under control in the US, developing nations will continue to be sources of infection. The time to play hardball with the WHO is probably not when we need to have a coordinated global response, because as flawed as the WHO is, especially with regards to Taiwan, not having the WHO around is worse.
BC
https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/03/2...ganisation
Whatever you think of China and Taiwan, not including Taiwan in the WHO due to regional politics is stupid.
That being said, making the point in the midst of a pandemic is counterproductive. The pandemic is going to hit developing nations hard, and we live in a global world where even if we get the infection under control in the US, developing nations will continue to be sources of infection. The time to play hardball with the WHO is probably not when we need to have a coordinated global response, because as flawed as the WHO is, especially with regards to Taiwan, not having the WHO around is worse.
BC