Taipei, May 17 -- Taiwan has once again been excluded from the World Health Assembly (WHA), marking the 10th consecutive year that Taipei has been denied participation due to pressure from China, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, the 79th WHA, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), is scheduled to take place in Geneva.

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Taipei did not receive an invitation to attend the event, blaming China's political pressure for the continued exclusion.

Taiwan has long argued that its absence from the WHA weakens global health cooperation, especially given its experience in disease prevention and public health management.

Despite the United States f...