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> Nobody has excluded Taiwan from anything, but they are not a member state of the UN and therefore not part of the WHO. Speaking from the cheap seats, Taiwan
by downerending 7y ago
> Nobody has excluded Taiwan from anything, but they are not a member state of the UN and therefore not part of the WHO.
Speaking from the cheap seats, Taiwan is obviously a sovereign country. They'd like to be in the UN. The UN apparently excludes them because of the influence of mainland China. So yes, they are excluded.
- aclsid 7y agoThere are areas of Colombia that are a sovereign country because they are controlled by guerrillas. The same goes for Russian controlled areas of the Ukraine and Georgia. What makes them sovereign countries with a right to be in the UN is the amount of recognition they get from their peers. I don't have anything against the Taiwanese, but they are embroiled in a conflict just like the previous regions I described. Until they solve those issues one way or another and gain more international recognition they will not be able to participate in the UN, the Olympics or other places as a country.
- downerending 7y agoReally the only thing Taiwan "lacks" is the approval of China. It's not unlike Macedonia, which "lacks" the approval of Greece (with respect to its name). One can imagine guerilla-controlled areas Columbia to be just like Taiwan, but I won't be travelling there...