BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Qin Gang blasted Taiwan leader's attempt to gain membership
in World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday, saying the island is simply "not
eligible" to join the UN agency.
Qin was responding to a question concerning Taiwan
leader Chen Shui-bian's application for Taiwan's membership in WHO. Chen sent a
letter to WHO chief recently, requesting the island be admitted as WHO member
under the name of Taiwan.
"WHO is a UN specialized agency, whose membership is
only open to sovereign states," Qin said, adding Taiwan is simply not qualified
to join it or apply for its membership.
In recent years, Taiwan authority time and again
tabled Taiwan-related proposals on World Health Assembly conference, but all
suffered frustrations, Qin said.
"Whatever ways the Taiwan authority takes, its
schemes of making use of health issues to serve "Taiwan independence" activities
are doomed to failure," Qin said.
Taiwan had sought observer status in the WHO over the
past 10 years, but has never succeeded.
BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan newspapers and
political experts on Friday lashed out at Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's attempt
to gain full membership in World Health Organization (WHO). Full story
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