A multinational operation by Interpol and the FBI cracked down on attempts in Moldova to sabotage one of the international police agency's key tools, the Red Notice system, officials said Tuesday. Four people were detained in the eastern European country.
When SARS broke out in #Taiwan in ‘03, the WHO denied Taiwan’s request for the virus’ DNA to combat it.
The WHO told Taiwan’s health minister at the time to ask China.
#China refused the request and 137 people died in the following four months.
Taiwan has been denied WHO membership for five decades due to political reasons, says Dr. Chien-Jen, Taiwan’s Minister of Health at the time of the SARS outbreak.
Due to China’s opposition, #Taiwan has been excluded from almost all international organizations – such as U.N.'s convention on climate change, #Interpol, and the World Health Organization.
The #WHO hasn’t accepted Taiwan’s membership for over five decades, not because of Taiwan’s qualifications, but for political reasons.
This has cost both Taiwan and the world a heavy price, causing irreversible damage and the loss of countless innocent lives.