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TAIWAN'S proposal to enter the World Health Organization as a "member state" will not be included in the provisional agenda, the WHO's top decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, announced yesterday.
The announcement was made by Jane Halton, president of the assembly and secretary of the Department of Health and Aging of Australia, following a recommendation from the 25-member General Committee and then a roll-call vote by member states at the 60th plenary session.
The result of the vote showed that an overwhelming majority of WHO member states are opposed to including the Taiwan-related proposal in the agenda.
This is the 11th time in as many years that a Taiwan-related proposal was rejected in the assembly.
Many states stressed that they support the one-China policy, and Taiwan, as a province of China, is not eligible for WHO membership.
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