Taipei, May 20 -- Taiwan's delegation attending activities alongside the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva has reportedly faced surveillance and diplomatic intimidation linked to China, according to Taiwan's Health and Welfare Minister Shih Chung-liang. The minister said Chinese pressure was increasingly evident during this year's international health meetings, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, speaking through a video conference with Taiwanese journalists after the WHO once again denied Taiwan observer status at the WHA, Shih said China continued to obstruct Taiwan's participation in global health affairs. Taiwan has now been excluded from the WHA for a decade due to opposition from China, despite repea...