2020/12/21 11:10
Taiwan has been unable to participate in WHA meetings since 2017. (WHO photo)
Taiwan has been unable to participate in WHA meetings since 2017. (WHO photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Lawmakers in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido have passed resolutions that call on Tokyo to enhance its support for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA).
Earlier this month, members of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly and the Sapporo City Assembly passed resolutions to push for the recognition of Taiwan's effective response against coronavirus at the global health meeting. They urged Japan to seek cooperation with other nations to fulfill this goal.
According to Hokkaido Shimbun, the resolutions stated that Taiwan has been a global model for pandemic management but that detailed information on its infection cases and epidemic prevention measures was largely overlooked by many countries. They stressed that the East Asian nation, which has only recorded 766 coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, should be able to attend the WHA as an observer.