Out-and-out False Proposition and Political Manipulation Full of Lies —— Authoritative experts comment on the speculation of ＂Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly＂

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 16th Title: Out-and-out false proposition and political manipulation full of lies — — Authoritative experts comment on people with ulterior motives and speculate that "Taiwan Province participates in the World Health Assembly"

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Shi Longhong Li Hanfang

　　The 73rd World Health Assembly will be held from May 18th to 19th. At this time, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities stepped up the pace of "seeking independence through the epidemic", linked with the United States and other individual countries, and hyped up the so-called "Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly". A number of authoritative experts told Xinhua that the so-called "Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly" is a completely false proposition. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are not really concerned about public health issues, but politicize the issue of epidemic prevention for the self-interest of political parties. The mainland has always attached great importance to the health and well-being of Taiwan Province compatriots, and continued to provide assistance for Taiwan Province to obtain public health information in a timely manner. According to the arrangement reached between China and WHO, on the basis of the one-China principle, Taiwan Province has smooth access to relevant information released by WHO, and Taiwan Province medical and health experts continue to participate in WHO technical activities in their personal capacity. Attempts by people with ulterior motives to kidnap the World Health Assembly by political manipulation full of lies will interfere with the process of the Assembly, undermine global cooperation in the fight against epidemic diseases, and do no good to the health of Taiwan Province people. On the contrary, it will worsen cross-strait relations, which will surely be resolutely opposed by compatriots on both sides of the strait and the international community.

　　Taiwan Province’s participation in the activities of international organizations must be handled according to the one-China principle. The failure to attend the World Health Assembly was caused by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities.

　　Yan Anlin, vice president of Shanghai Institute of International Studies, said that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan Province is a part of China. Taiwan Province’s participation in the activities of international organizations, including WHO, must be handled according to the one-China principle. The United Nations has repeatedly reiterated that it will adhere to the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 to deal with the Taiwan Province issue. As a specialized agency of the United Nations composed of sovereign States, WHO abides by the resolutions of the General Assembly, and resolution 25.1 of the World Health Assembly reaffirmed resolution 2758 of the General Assembly. These are all hard facts, and there is no doubt about it.

　　He pointed out that the Constitution of the World Health Organization and the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly clearly stipulate that only sovereign countries are eligible to become members or associate members of WHO, and only sovereign countries, overseas territories or relevant international organizations that have not formally joined WHO are eligible to be invited to attend the WHO as observers. As a part of China, Taiwan Province is not eligible to attend the World Health Assembly as an observer. The World Health Assembly has rejected Taiwan-related proposals submitted by a few countries for many years, which fully reflects the general consensus of the international community in adhering to the one-China principle.

　　From 2009 to 2016, Taiwan Province participated in the World Health Assembly in the name of "Chinese Taipei" and as an observer for eight consecutive years. Deputy Secretary-General of the National Taiwan Province Research Association said sternly that this was a special arrangement made through cross-strait negotiations on the basis of the "1992 Consensus" that both sides of the strait adhered to the one-China principle. However, after Democratic Progressive Party took office, he put political schemes above the well-being of Taiwan Province compatriots, stubbornly adhered to the "Taiwan independence" separatist stance and refused to recognize the "1992 Consensus", which led to the disappearance of the political foundation for Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly, and the relevant arrangements were naturally unsustainable. Taiwan Province’s inability to participate in the World Health Assembly was caused by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities are well aware of it.

　　Wang Yingjin, director of the Research Center for Cross-Strait Relations of Renmin University of China, analyzed that Taiwan Province is not a sovereign country, so it is certainly ineligible to join international intergovernmental organizations composed of sovereign countries. Only on the common political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing the "Taiwan independence" can the two sides make relevant special arrangements through pragmatic consultation and proper arrangements. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are stubborn, trying to achieve a "breakthrough" with the support of some countries, such as the United States, while making "Taiwan independence" moves. This year, they are even more arrogant and have provoked some countries to put forward Taiwan-related proposals, even at the expense of kidnapping the World Health Assembly and damaging global cooperation against the epidemic to seek their own political interests. The consequences of the above-mentioned practices will seriously interfere with the process of the General Assembly and undermine international cooperation in fighting the epidemic, and will be resolutely opposed by the overwhelming majority of members of the international community, which is impossible to succeed.

　　The mainland really cares about the health and well-being of Taiwan compatriots. The information channels between Taiwan Province and WHO are smooth and technical cooperation is unimpeded.

　　Since the outbreak, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have repeatedly speculated on the WHO’s involvement in Taiwan, fabricated and spread rumors, falsely accused the mainland of concealing the epidemic situation in Taiwan, and claimed that Taiwan Province’s absence from WHO and the World Health Assembly would create an "international epidemic prevention gap" and threaten the health of Taiwan Province people. After being refuted by WHO, they made vicious attacks on WHO and its responsible persons and made unreasonable demands that violated the relevant provisions of international organizations. In this regard, experts pointed out that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities are full of lies, black and white are reversed, and politicians and media in individual countries are following suit and spreading false information with ulterior motives.

　　Yan Anlin said that the mainland has always attached great importance to the health and well-being of Taiwan compatriots and made proper arrangements for Taiwan Province to participate in global health affairs under the premise of the one-China principle. According to the arrangement reached between China and WHO, health institutions in Taiwan Province can obtain information released by WHO in time and update information directly to WHO through the contact window under the framework of WHO’s International Health Regulations. Medical and health experts in Taiwan Province have been attending relevant WHO meetings in appropriate capacity. These arrangements ensure that Taiwan Province can respond to public health emergencies in a timely and effective manner, whether on the island or internationally.

　　The data shows that from the beginning of 2019 to the beginning of May 2020, 16 groups of 24 experts from Taiwan Province participated in WHO technical activities. On January 3rd, the mainland started the emergency notification mechanism for cross-strait public health emergencies, and informed Taiwan’s disease control departments of the epidemic situation in time. On January 12th, it specifically informed relevant parties in Taiwan about the sharing of Covid-19’s gene sequence with WHO and the ways to obtain related gene sequences. From January 12th to 14th, Taiwan Province experts were specially arranged to make a field trip to Wuhan to learn about the diagnosis, treatment and epidemic situation of patients diagnosed in COVID-19. It is understood that from February 5 to March 8, the mainland has shared 26 key technical materials with Taiwan; As of May 15th, the mainland has informed Taiwan of the epidemic situation 152 times.

　　"The mainland has always maintained communication with relevant parties in Taiwan Province in the spirit of attaching great importance to the health and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait, and the channels for to obtain public health information released by WHO are also smooth. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities call it ‘ International epidemic prevention gap ’ And threats to the health of Taiwan Province people are completely untenable. " Wang Yingjin said, on the other hand, Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ treatment of Taiwan compatriots stranded in Hubei shows that they are not really concerned about people’s lives and health, only thinking about political abacus and taking the opportunity to seek "independence", taking people’s interests as political chips and showing the greatest disrespect to the people.

　　Seriously, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities hyped the issue of participating in the World Health Assembly, not to obtain technical parameters, not to safeguard the health rights and interests of Taiwan Province people, but to flaunt the existence of so-called "sovereignty". Its claim that "not allowing Taiwan Province to participate in the World Health Assembly will lead to a gap in the international epidemic prevention system" does not exist at all, but is a lie and an excuse. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ hype about this issue at this time is to "seek independence through the epidemic", which is an out-and-out political manipulation, and it is not only unhelpful but also harmful to the well-being of the people of Taiwan Province.

　　Using the epidemic to speculate on WHO’s Taiwan-related issues is entirely out of political conspiracy, wrong and dangerous actions, which further push Taiwan Province to danger.

　　Seriously, it is pointed out that the United States has recently openly pleaded for Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly and made great efforts to "perform", with obvious intentions. American politicians don’t care about the health and well-being of Taiwan Province people. There are two purposes behind manipulating Taiwan Province to join WHO and attend the World Health Assembly. First, to enhance the so-called "US-Taiwan relationship", make Taiwan Province more closely attached to the United States, and strengthen the strategic influence of the United States in East Asia; The second is an attempt to put pressure on the China administration to cater to the needs of the "pro-Taiwan" right-wing forces in the United States. Under the current background of Sino-US relations, the United States, which is used to playing the "Taiwan Province card", has made a fuss about the World Health Assembly in order to make better use of Taiwan Province to contain Chinese mainland.

　　"The Democratic Progressive Party authorities tried to link up the support of some western countries and politicians, highlighting Taiwan Province’s so-called ‘ International presence ’ 。” Wang Yingjin said that what Democratic Progressive Party authorities really care about is not the outcome of Taiwan Province’s participation in the World Health Assembly. If it fails, it will just continue to "throw the pot" on the mainland and attack the mainland for ignoring the life and health rights of Taiwan Province people, so as to further incite the "anti-China hatred against China" populism on the island, raise cross-strait confrontation and achieve the political goals of "de-China" and various forms of "Taiwan independence".

　　Li Peng, dean of Taiwan Province Research Institute of Xiamen University, believes that Democratic Progressive Party authorities believe that the epidemic provides an opportunity for them to promote the "Taiwan independence" process, and attempt to take the opportunity to strengthen the "independence" consciousness of Taiwan Province people, highlight Taiwan Province’s status as an "independent country" in the international community, and seek to promote "legal Taiwan independence". This attempt to incite populism to cover up the fact of its incompetence in administration and to provoke cross-strait confrontation to escort its "Taiwan independence" action is tantamount to taking the interests and well-being of the 23 million Taiwan Province compatriots as their own political bet.

　　He said that in order to give courage to "seek independence through the epidemic", the Democratic Progressive Party authorities colluded with the anti-China forces in the United States and fully catered to the political operation of the United States to "throw the pot" at China. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities think that the complicated situation of Sino-US relations is a "good opportunity" for them to seek external support from the "de jure Taiwan independence", but in fact they have miscalculated. Willing to be a "pawn" of the United States at this time will push Taiwan Province to a more dangerous situation, and the United States cannot provide substantial help to the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in expanding the so-called "international space." The vast number of Taiwan Province compatriots should keep their eyes open and see who is really working for the well-being of Taiwan Province compatriots and who has repeatedly used the interests of Taiwan compatriots as a bargaining chip for personal gain.