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74-582: In 2012, at the margins of the 65th World Health Assembly conference in May the Minister of Health of Brazil proposed an agenda to create a new coalition of Heads of Agency "to address current and emerging human medicine regulatory and safety challenges globally, strategically and in an ongoing, transparent, authoritative and institutional manner." The health bureaucrats pursued this agenda again in October, at

148-698: A Chinese-language region for the first time, forcing the need for an agreement. In 1989, the two Olympic committees signed a pact in Hong Kong where the PRC agreed to use the ROC's translation in international sports-related occasions hosted in China. Domestically, the PRC continues to use its own "Taipei, China" translation. During the 2008 Summer Olympics , Chinese state media used the agreed-upon Zhōnghuá Táiběi both internationally and in domestic press. However, during

222-484: A global medicines regulators web meeting on March 18, 2020. Discussions included regulatory considerations for anticipated COVID-19 vaccine candidates to advance regulatory convergence. A key objective of the meeting was to discuss and agree on an approach to the requirements to support first-in-human clinical trials ." The ICMRA issued a joint press release on 28 April 2020. The ICMRA held three virtual meetings with more than 100 participants each from our 29 members over

296-542: A non- UN member after its expulsion in 1971 with ongoing dispute of its sovereignty , was prohibited from using or displaying any of its national symbols that would represent the statehood of Taiwan, such as its national name, anthem and flag , at international events. The term "Chinese Taipei" was first proposed in 1979 and was eventually approved in the Nagoya Resolution , whereby the ROC/Taiwan and

370-559: A re-appraisal and removal of "sinocentric" labels and figures established by the government during the period of Martial Law . For sporting events, the ROC team is abbreviated in Taiwan as the Team Zhonghua ( Chinese : 中華隊 ). Starting around the time of the 2004 Summer Olympics , there has been a movement in Taiwan to change media references to the team to "Taiwan". During the 2020 Summer Olympics , most TV channels referred to

444-490: Is a country or that it is located in or governed by mainland China. Taiwanese Olympian Chi Cheng has described competing under the name as "aggravating, humiliating and depressing." Changing demographics and opinions in the country meant that more than 80% of citizens in 2016 saw themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese, whereas in 1991, this figure was only 13.6%. This radical upswell in Taiwanese national identity has seen

518-445: Is ambiguous, and may refer to either the state or the culture. The ROC translates "Chinese Taipei" as Zhōnghuá Táiběi ( simplified Chinese : 中华台北 ; traditional Chinese : 中華臺北 ). The term " Zhonghua " is also used in the ROC's official name and state-owned enterprises. Meanwhile, the PRC translates the name as Zhōngguó Táiběi ( simplified Chinese : 中国台北 ; traditional Chinese : 中國臺北 ) or literally "Taipei, China", in

592-765: Is governed by its 194 member states . It is the world's highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states. The members of the WHA generally meet every year in May in Geneva at the Palace of Nations , the location of WHO Headquarters. The main tasks of the WHA are to decide major policy questions, as well as to approve the WHO work programme and budget and elect its Director-General (every fifth year) and annually to elect ten members to renew part of its executive board. Its main functions are to determine

666-456: Is to keep Taipei isolated on the world stage and disagrees with any use of "Taiwan" as an official title, in order to prevent Taiwan from gaining international recognition for " independent statehood " separate from the PRC. The term "Taiwan, China" or "Taipei, China" was rejected by the ROC government because it could be construed as Taiwan being a subordinate region to the PRC. Popular opinion in Taiwan has changed drastically in regard to

740-848: Is used for labeling. Some wines from Kinmen are labeled "made in Kinmen", just as some perfume are labeled "made in Paris" and not "made in France". Therefore, the ROC government refused to accept the name of Taiwan during the period. In April 1979, the IOC recognized the Olympic Committee of the PRC and maintained recognition of the Olympic Committee located in Taipei at the 81st IOC Session held in Montevideo. The resolution left problems relating to

814-493: The 2020 Summer Olympics , state media began using Zhōngguó Táiběi domestically 93% of the time. During the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony , China's state media's broadcast cut away to a clip of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping when Taiwan's delegation paraded as Zhōnghuá Táiběi . The broadcast in the stadium introduced the team as Zhōnghuá Táiběi , while

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888-457: The COVID-19 pandemic . Keva Bain of The Bahamas was selected President of WHA73. Botswana , Colombia , Ghana , Guinea-Bissau , India , Madagascar , Oman , Republic of Korea , Russian Federation , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland were elected to the executive board. Harsh Vardhan of India became the chairman of the executive board. Multiple countries, led by

962-578: The Chinese Olympic Committee , with the PRC's anthem, flag and emblem. The Olympic Committee in Taipei was designated as the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee , with a different anthem, flag and emblem from those the ROC used and which must be approved by the executive board. Lord Killanin , the president of the IOC , submitted the resolution to IOC members for a postal vote following the conclusion of

1036-630: The International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA), and again in December 2012 at the Heads of Medicines Regulatory Agencies Summit. "As a result, a consensus has emerged on the desirability of developing an ICMRA to address common issues." Amongst the reasons cited for this body to be established was "Continued industry and political pressures to harmonise and align regulatory practices and activities." The ICMRA "held

1110-529: The Miss Universe pageant in Panama , the first official Miss China and Miss Taiwan competed alongside each other for the first time in history, prompting the PRC government to again demand that Miss Taiwan assume the title "Miss Chinese Taipei". Today, neither Miss Universe nor Miss World , the two largest pageant contests in the world, allow Taiwan's entrants to compete under the Taiwan label. In 2005,

1184-845: The Olympic Games , including the World Trade Organization , the World Health Organization , the Metre Convention , APEC , and international pageants. "Chinese Taipei" is a deliberately ambiguous term, designed to be equivocal about the political status of the ROC/Taiwan . The meaning of "Chinese" ( Zhōnghuá , Chinese : 中華 ) is also ambiguous, so that either party is able to interpret it as national identity or cultural sphere (similar to ethnonyms as Anglo , Arab , Hispanic or Iranian ). The specific mention of " Taipei ",

1258-565: The World Health Organization (WHO) under the name of Chinese Taipei. The WHO is the only agency of the United Nations that the ROC is able, provided it is invited each year, to participate in since 1971. The terminology has spilled into apolitical arenas. The PRC has successfully pressured some international organizations and NGOs to refer to the ROC as Chinese Taipei. The International Society for Horticultural Science replaced "Taiwan" with "Chinese Taipei" in designation used for

1332-525: The capital city of the ROC, is to avoid disputes over the territorial extent of the ROC. Since the IOC has ruled out the use of the name "Republic of China", the neologism was considered as an expedient resolution and a more inclusive term than just "Taiwan" to both the Kuomintang , the ruling party of the ROC at the time during the Nagoya Resolution, and the PRC. The PRC's persistent policy

1406-607: The cross-strait relations and the nationalistic discourses since the democratization of Taiwan and the end of one-party rule by the Kuomintang. "Chinese Taipei" has since been viewed by many Taiwanese as an anachronistic, aggravating, and humiliating term. The Taiwan Name Rectification Campaign sought to alter the formal name from "Chinese Taipei" to "Taiwan" for representation in Olympic Games and further potential international events. A nationwide referendum

1480-733: The "T" group in IOC protocol order. Taiwan has competed under this name and flag exclusively at each Games since the 1984 Winter Olympics , as well as at the Paralympics and at other international events (with flags on which the Olympic rings are replaced by a symbol appropriate to the event). Both the Republic of China (ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) agree to use the English name "Chinese Taipei". The English word "Chinese"

1554-560: The 2012 MERS outbreak , Saudi Arabia Deputy Minister of Health Ziad Memish raised concerns that scientists who applied for a patent would not allow the MERS-Coronavirus to be used for investigations by other scientists and were, therefore, delaying the development of diagnostic tests. Ten of the 22 people who died and 22 of 44 cases reported were in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia–based microbiologist Ali Mohamed Zaki reported

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1628-561: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The proposal influenced the East Asian Olympic Committee (EAOC) to revoke Taichung 's right to host the first East Asian Youth Games due to "political factors". An International Olympic Committee (IOC) representative reportedly said this was entirely the decision of the EAOC, and the IOC had no role in the ruling. The IOC also disapproved the altered name and sent three different warnings to

1702-1612: The 2022 Health Assembly was: Health for peace, peace for health. The 76th World Health Assembly took place from 21 to 30 May 2023. The theme of the 2023 Health Assembly was: WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all. The 77th World Health Assembly took place from 27 May to 1 June 2024. The theme of the 2024 Health Assembly was: All for Health, Health for All. Chinese Taipei Lai Ching-te ( DPP ) Hsiao Bi-khim ( DPP ) Cho Jung-tai ( DPP ) 11th Legislative Yuan Han Kuo-yu ( KMT ) Shieh Ming-yan acting Vacant Vacant Vacant Control Yuan Chen Chu Lee Hung-chun Local government Central Election Commission Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Taiwan People's Party Others New Power Party Taiwan Statebuilding Party People First Party Taiwan Solidarity Union New Party Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Newspapers United Daily News Liberty Times China Times Taipei Times Propaganda Censorship Film censorship Lin Chia-lung Cross-Strait relations Special state-to-state relations One Country on Each Side 1992 Consensus Taiwan consensus Chinese Taipei Australia–Taiwan relations Canada–Taiwan relations France–Taiwan relations Russia–Taiwan relations Taiwan–United Kingdom relations Taiwan–United States relations Republic of China (1912–1949) Chinese Civil War One-China policy China and

1776-416: The 61st WHA was public health. Participants from 190 countries attended, with a record 2704 delegates. Important briefings and resolutions involved intellectual property barriers in research and development; combatting non-communicable diseases and female genital mutilation ; campaigns to support breastfeeding and to decrease abuse of alcohol and tobacco ; immunization practices, including adoption of

1850-625: The 66th WHA in May 2013, DGWHO Margaret Chan traced a brief history of revisions to the International Health Regulations following the SARS outbreak in 2002–3, the "first severe new disease of the 21st century." She observed that the two new diseases WHO is dealing with in 2013 are the novel coronavirus (MERS), from the same family as SARS, detected in 2012 in Saudi Arabia , and the first-ever human infections with

1924-581: The 71st WHA in 2017, pressure from the Chinese government has prevented Taiwan from participating in the WHA again. The United States, Australia, Germany, and Japan are among countries that support the re-inclusion of Taiwan. Each year, the WHA elects members from among its ranks to renew the executive board (EB). This body is governed in Chapter VI, Articles 24 through 29, of the Constitution of

1998-513: The Assembly, a group of 25 individuals that includes the President and subcommittee chairs, and a number of delegates elected by the Assembly previous. Taiwan participated as an observer to the WHA for 8 years between 2008 and 2016, under the name " Chinese Taipei ". The WHA allows non-state entities to join as observers, whereas the WHO requires statehood to be its member. However, since

2072-575: The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee ahead of the referendum vote, concerning the renaming issue which may disbar Taiwan from Olympic competitions. Taiwanese people voted during the 2018 referendum to reject the proposal to change their official Olympic-designated name from Chinese Taipei to Taiwan. The main argument for opposing the name change was worrying that Taiwan may lose its Olympic membership under Chinese pressure, which would result in athletes unable to compete in

2146-700: The DGWHO and the President of WHA. The 69th World Health Assembly took place from 23 to 28 May 2016, and agreed to pursue the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a comprehensive set of foundational steps, prioritizing universal health coverage, working with actors outside the health sector to address the social, economic and environmental root causes of antimicrobial resistance and other human health problems, to continue expanding efforts to address poor maternal and child health and infectious diseases in developing countries, and to focus upon equity within and between countries. Delegates decided to invite

2220-548: The Games could use delegation flags and anthems, instead of national ones. Juan Antonio Samaranch , the new president of the IOC , met Henry Hsu several times to discuss the ROC Olympic Committee's status in the IOC. In order for the youth to participate in the Olympic Games and counteract the PRC's strategy of isolating the ROC, the ROC government concluded that the ROC Olympic Committee should not withdraw from

2294-617: The H7N9 avian influenza virus reported in China in 2013. She attributed the positive report by the World Health Statistics (May 2013) on dramatic improvement in health in the world's poorest countries from 1993 to 2013, to the emphasis placed on poverty alleviation by the Millennium Development Goals . She announced the emergence of global action plans for noncommunicable diseases, mental health, and

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2368-613: The IOC Executive Board meeting held in October 1979 in Nagoya . The resolution, known as the Nagoya Resolution , was approved in November 1979 by the IOC members, and later other international sports federations adopted the resolution. The Nagoya Resolution was welcomed by the PRC as the resolution followed the PRC's One China principle, whereas the ROC decided that the ROC Olympic Committee must strongly protest against

2442-660: The IOC. In 1981, the ROC government formally accepted the name "Chinese Taipei". A flag bearing the emblem of its Olympic Committee against a white background as the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag was confirmed in January. Based on the Olympic Charter amended at the 82nd IOC Session, an agreement was signed on 23 March in Lausanne by Juan Antonio Samaranch, the president of the IOC, and Shen Chia-ming,

2516-508: The Olympic Games or Asian Games. Meanwhile, Vietnam mostly follows ROC's translation and adapts the Sino-Vietnamese transcription to call Chinese Taipei as Đài Bắc Trung Hoa (alternatively Đài Bắc, Trung Hoa with a comma or Đài Bắc (Trung Hoa) with the brackets used; chữ Hán : 臺北中華 , lit.   ' Taipei, Zhonghua ' ) likely due to the cosmetic and grammatical inconvenience when using direct English transliteration or

2590-680: The PRC/China had their right of participation and would remain as separate teams in any activities of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its correlates. This term came into official use in 1981 following a name change of the Republic of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) to the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee . This arrangement later became a model for the ROC/Taiwan to continue participating in various international organizations and diplomatic affairs other than

2664-531: The Parade of Nations, the French and English announcers both repeat the identical name "Chinese Taipei" in English. In East Asian languages that would normally transcribe directly from Chinese, an English transliteration is used instead to sidestep the issue. Thus Japan uses Chainīzu Taipei ( チャイニーズ・タイペイ ) while South Korea uses Chainiseu Taibei (차이니스 타이베이) for their respective-language announcements during

2738-480: The ROC as Team Zhonghua while some channels preferred Team Taiwan ( Chinese : 台灣隊 ). Use of the label came under vigorous renewed criticism during the run-up to the 2017 Summer Universiade , hosted in Taiwan. An English-language guide to the Universiade was lambasted for its "absurd" use of the label. The guide was rendered nonsensically by completely avoiding the name "Taiwan" not only when referring to

2812-414: The ROC from the PRC. "Formosa" was used at the 1960 Summer Olympics , and "Taiwan" was used in 1964 and 1968 . In 1975, the PRC applied to rejoin the IOC as the sole sports organization representing the whole China. The Taiwanese team, competing under the name of Republic of China at the previous Olympics, was refused the right to represent itself as the "Republic of China" or use "China" in its name by

2886-565: The United Nations Chinese unification Taiwan independence movement Taiwanese nationalism Tangwai movement " Chinese Taipei " is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan . Due to the One-China principle stipulated by the People's Republic of China (PRC, China), Taiwan, being

2960-620: The United States, called for the reinstatement of Taiwan 's observer status in protest against Chinese pressure. On 25 May, delegates reached a consensus to hold a special session in November 2021 to consider the International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response . The 74th World Health Assembly took place virtually from 24 May to 1 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event focused on

3034-617: The WHA has endorsed through resolutions a number of WHO action plans dealing with different areas to improve health around the world, such as: The WHA is also responsible for the endorsement of the WHO Family of International Classifications , a series of internationally standardized medical classifications, including the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The focus of

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3108-1105: The WHA – the Vatican , the Palestinian Authority , the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , the International Committee of the Red Cross , the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , the South Centre organization, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union . The Assembly is governed by Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly ; agenda items are set by the General Committee of

3182-796: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control's (WHO FCTC) Conference of the Parties (COP) to provide information on outcomes of this biennial event to future World Health Assembly meetings. The 70th World Health Assembly took place from 22 to 31 May 2017. For the first time since 2009, Taiwan was completely excluded from the WHA, following the election of Tsai Ing-wen and subsequent political pressure from China . The 71st World Health Assembly took place from 21 to 26 May 2018. Australia , Chile , China , Djibouti , Finland , Gabon , Germany , Indonesia , Israel , Romania , Sudan , and United States of America were elected to

3256-525: The WHO. The EB must have an equitable geographic distribution, and "shall be elected for three years and may be re-elected... The Board shall meet at least twice a year and shall determine the place of each meeting." This is invariably chosen (by consensus) to be Geneva. A current list of members on the executive board can be derived through consultation of the WHA #Annual Assemblies summaries which are posted below. The main international policy frameworks adopted through WHA resolutions include: In addition,

3330-551: The athletes in Taiwan having an opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games, the sports constitution in Taiwan could function as a local organization of China and still remain in the Olympic Movement in the name of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. However, its anthem, flag and constitutions should be changed correspondingly. After the 81st Session, the IOC Executive Board designated the Olympic Committee in Beijing as

3404-562: The course of the Assembly. The 68th session of the WHA took place in Geneva from 18 to 26 May 2015. Jagat Prakash Nadda assumed the presidency of WHA. India assumed the presidency after a gap of 19 years. During the assembly the WHA agreed to the Global Malaria Strategy and Programme Budget for 2016–2017, polio, International Health Regulations, strengthening surgical care, WHO's reform of its emergency and response programme, antimicrobial resistance, immunization gaps, malnutrition, air pollution, and epilepsy. Annual health awards were given by

3478-480: The decisions. From November 1979, the ROC Olympic Committee and Taiwan's IOC member, Henry Hsu , filed a series of lawsuits in Lausanne against the IOC for annulment of the Nagoya Resolution. Taiwanese officials also boycotted the 1980 Winter and Summer Games in protest of not being allowed to use the ROC's official name, flag and national anthem. In 1980, the IOC amended the Olympic Charter so that all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) when participating in

3552-441: The designation "Taiwan" reinstated. Despite these corrections, hundreds of Taiwanese demonstrated in Taipei, demanding that Taiwan cease using "Chinese Taipei" at sporting events. In February 2018, an alliance of civic organizations submitted a proposal to Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC). The proposed referendum asks if the nation should apply under the name of "Taiwan" for all international sports events, including

3626-404: The end of World War II in 1945. As time went on, the increased official recognition of the PRC in international activities, such as when accorded recognition in 1971 by the United Nations , instead of that accorded previously to the ROC saw existing diplomatic relations transfer from Taipei to Beijing . The ROC needed to come to a beneficial conclusion to how it would be referred when there

3700-407: The environment from effects of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds; and improving access to essential medicines worldwide. Also endorsed was a global monitoring framework for maternal, infant and child nutrition . Following the 67th WHA, DGWHO Chan was criticized by the Association of Correspondents Accredited to the United Nations (ACANU) for not having spoken directly to the media during

3774-460: The executive board. The 72nd World Health Assembly took place from 20 to 28 May 2019. Argentina , Austria , Bangladesh , Burkina Faso , Grenada , Guyana , Kenya , Singapore , Tajikistan , Tonga , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates were elected to the executive board. The President of WHA72 was Dr Bounkong Syhavong of the Lao People's Democratic Republic . The 73rd World Health Assembly took place virtually from 18 to 19 May 2020, due to

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3848-441: The first known case, a 60-year-old Saudi man who got sick in June 2012 on ProMed-mail, a public health on-line forum then published more details including the virus's genetic makeup and closest relatives. The Erasmus Medical Center "tested, sequenced and identified" a sample provided by Ali Mohamed Zaki. Erasmus MC and Dr. Zaki strongly refuted all allegations concerning a presumed lack of willingness to cooperate in research into

3922-413: The future IOC official documents. To this day, Chinese Taipei's page on the French-language IOC's website internally uses both "Taipei de Chine" and "Taipei chinois" (with a lowercase "c"; capitalization is not used by default for geographic origin adjectives in French) for some image alt text , but the title of the page itself simply uses the English name "Chinese Taipei". When the name is announced during

3996-444: The government of the host country, Canada, at the 1976 Summer Olympics . The IOC then voted to change the name of the ROC team to "Taiwan", which was rejected by the ROC, and the ROC announced their withdrawal from the 1976 Summer Olympics a day before the opening ceremony. The top ROC leadership at the time asserted Chinese nationalism , contending both parts of divided China are Chinese territories and Taiwan did not represent all

4070-450: The label under which Taiwanese athletes compete, but even when referring to geographical features such as the island of Taiwan itself. These statements included "Introduction of our Island: ... Chinese Taipei is long and narrow that lies north to south", and "Chinese Taipei is a special island and its Capital Taipei is a great place to experience Taipei's culture." In response, the guide was withdrawn and shortly thereafter re-issued with

4144-425: The membership. In a similar case, two Taiwanese medical groups were forced to change the word "Taiwan" in their membership names of ISRRT due to a request by the WHO . In the Miss World 1998 , the government of the PRC pressured the Miss World Organization to rename Miss Republic of China 1998 to "Miss Chinese Taipei". The same happened in 2000 , but with the Miss Universe Organization . Three years later at

4218-436: The month of April. The chief result of these meetings was to streamline regulatory oversight during the COVID-19 pandemic . The World Health Organization is listed as an observer. The list of participants as of April 2020 is as follows: As of April 2020, associate members are listed below: World Health Assembly The World Health Assembly ( WHA ) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO)

4292-406: The name as "Taipei Chinois", which has an ambiguous meaning. The text of the IOC 's Nagoya Resolution in 1979 used the name "Taipei de Chine" suggesting the state meaning of "Chinese". Before signing the agreement between the IOC and the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee in 1981, representatives of two committees decided that the French name need not be stated. Only the English name would be used in

4366-442: The names, anthems and flags of both committees unsolved. The PRC showed a willingness to allow Taiwan to be included in the IOC but objected to the resolution, reaffirming sports organizations in Taiwan must not use any of the emblems of the Republic of China. He Zhenliang , a representative of the PRC, stated in Montevideo: According to the Olympic Charter, only one Chinese Olympic Committee should be recognized. In consideration of

4440-439: The new MERS coronavirus, making diagnostic tests and virus specimens freely available to all research institutions around the globe. The 67th WHA took place in Geneva from 19 to 24 May 2014. Among the more than 20 resolutions adopted by the Assembly included ones concerning strengthening of national drug management systems to address antimicrobial resistance ; implementation of the Minamata Convention to protect human health and

4514-413: The numbers of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth were still the same 14 years later. Among other actions, the 65th Assembly endorsed the Rio Political Declaration to address the social determinants of health , intended to spearhead support for all countries to adopt inclusive Health For All approaches to health promotion. It also endorsed the first World Immunization Week . In her address to

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4588-439: The original English designation in Vietnamese context . Besides the International Olympic Committee and sports organizations, Taiwan is a member economy of APEC and its official name in the organization is "Chinese Taipei". Taiwan's name in the World Trade Organization , "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu", is frequently abbreviated as Chinese Taipei. It also participated as an invited guest in

4662-473: The policies of the Organization, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed programme budget. The original membership of the WHA, at the first assembly held in 1948, numbered 55 member states. The WHA has, currently, 194 member states (all UN members without Liechtenstein , plus the Cook Islands and Niue ). The WHA also includes two associate members, Puerto Rico and Tokelau . In addition, seven agencies have observer status at

4736-413: The president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC). The 1981 agreement, also known as the Lausanne Agreement, specified the name, flag and emblem of the CTOC. The CTOC is therefore entitled to be treated on the equal footing as other NOCs. In 1983, the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China was chosen as the anthem of the Chinese Taipei delegation, and Chinese Taipei has been listed under

4810-417: The prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment calling for a life course approach which includes "equity through universal health coverage," preventive strategies and "integrated service delivery." Chan declared at the assembly that intellectual property , or patents on strains of new virus, should not impede nations from protecting their citizens by limiting scientific investigations. Following

4884-416: The regions of the ROC. What people refer to as Taiwan is one of several areas or islands ( Penghu , Kinmen and Matsu in addition to Taiwan ) and Taiwan alone did not reflect the "territorial extent" of the ROC. Furthermore, although it is true that most products from the area controlled by the ROC are labeled "made in Taiwan", the trade practices of the ROC are such that the regional area of production

4958-419: The same manner as Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng ( simplified Chinese : 中国香港 ; traditional Chinese : 中國香港 ) (" Hong Kong , China"), explicitly connoting that Taipei is a part of the Chinese state . The disagreement was left unresolved, with both governments using their own translation domestically, until just before the 1990 Asian Games where Taiwan would officially participate under the Chinese Taipei name in

5032-531: The television broadcast commentator of China Central Television announced the delegation's name as Zhōngguó Táiběi . The World Health Organization , the international organization to both have Chinese as one of its official languages and have the ROC officially participate, uses Zhōnghuá Táiběi in meeting minutes when the ROC is officially invited, but uses Zhōngguó Táiběi in all other contexts. In French, multiple different names have been officially used. The World Trade Organization officially translates

5106-497: The term " pharma fraud "; and health issues facing migrants . In her role as global patron of The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood , and chair of the Maternal Mortality Campaign, Sarah Brown gave the keynote speech at the World Health Organization 's 62nd WHA, alongside United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , asking "Where is the M in MCH?' [maternal and child health]" in an echo of Allan Rosenfield 's landmark Lancet article of 1985 – and highlighting that

5180-399: The theme, "Ending this pandemic, preventing the next: building together a healthier, safer and fairer world". The WHA gathered for a special session (only the second in the history of the WHO) on 29 November 2021, to draft and negotiate an International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response . The 75th World Health Assembly took place from 22 to 28 May 2022. The theme of

5254-562: The third-largest pageant contest, Miss Earth , initially allowed Taiwanese contestant to compete as "Miss Taiwan"; a week into the pageant, however, the contestant's sash was updated to "Taiwan ROC". In 2008, Miss Earth changed the country's label to Chinese Taipei. The name is controversial in modern Taiwan; many Taiwanese see it as a result of shameful but necessary compromise, and a symbol of oppression that mainland China forced upon them. The title "Chinese Taipei" has been described as confusing, as it leads some people to believe that "Taipei"

5328-399: Was held in 2018 , in which a proposal for the name change was rejected. The main argument against such a move was the uncertain consequences of such a renaming; at worst, the renaming dispute could be used by China as an excuse to pressure the IOC to exclude Taiwan from participating in the Olympic Games completely and force its existing membership to be revoked. This was the case when Taiwan

5402-507: Was participation by the PRC in the same forum. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized both the PRC and the ROC Olympic Committees in 1954. In 1958, the PRC withdrew its membership from the IOC and nine other international sports organizations in protest against the two-Chinas policy. After the withdrawal of the PRC, the IOC had been using a number of names in international Olympic activities to differentiate

5476-482: Was stripped of the right to host the 2019 East Asian Youth Games amid its renaming issue with China during that year. In the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) was established and the nationalist Republic of China (ROC) government retreated to Taiwan , previously a Qing territory that was ceded to Japanese rule from 1895 until its surrender at

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