Taipei, Sept. 9 -- Allegedly leaked Chinese diplomatic documents indicate that Beijing may have offered financial incentives to countries in an effort to block Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), according to a report by the Taipei Times.

Taiwan's National Security Council adviser Alex Huang made the remarks in an interview with the Chinese-language Liberty Times, the sister publication of the Taipei Times. Huang was responding to questions about suspected Chinese diplomatic documents that were recently leaked online.

According to the documents cited in the Taipei Times report, China allegedly offered 1 million yuan (US$149,002) to Micronesia to cover the cost of purchasing a vehicle in exchange for the Pacific is...