China decides not to approve Taiwan region's participation in this year's WHA

(ECNS) -- To uphold the one-China principle as well as the sanctity and authority of relevant UNGA and WHA resolutions, China has decided not to approve the Taiwan region's participation in the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Thursday.

"China's position on the Taiwan region's participation in the activities of international organizations, including the WHO, is consistent and clear. That is, this must be handled in line with the one-China principle, which is also a fundamental principle as demonstrated by the UNGA Resolution 2758 and WHA Resolution 25.1. China's Taiwan region, unless given approval by the Central Government, has no basis, reason, or right to participate in the WHA," Lin said.

Due to the DPP authorities' persistent separatist stance, the political foundation for the Taiwan region to participate in the WHA no longer exists, he added.

The spokesperson stressed that for quite some time, the DPP authorities and certain countries have been blatantly turning back the wheel of history by deliberately distorting and challenging UNGA Resolution 2758 to challenge the one-China principle. "They are essentially trying to challenge not only China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also international justice and prevailing consensus as well as the post-war international order. China's decision of not approving the Taiwan region's participation in this year's WHA has wide support and understanding from the international community. It shows that commitment to the one-China principle is where global opinion trends and the arc of history bends, and what the greater national interests entail," he said.

The international community's commitment to the one-China principle is not to be challenged or shaken. No matter what the DPP authorities say or do, it does not change the fact that the two sides of the Strait belong to one and the same China and Taiwan is part of China, nor can it stop the trend towards China's ultimate and inevitable reunification. "Taiwan independence" leads nowhere and provocations for this agenda are doomed to failure, the spokesperson concluded.

(By Evelyn)