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by kilroy_jones 2339 days ago
Taiwan is included as part of China on this map, which it's not. WHO also excludes Taiwan from participating and gaining access to important information that can save people. Thank the WHO for making the world a little less safe by withholding information from those who need it.
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FooBarWidget 2339 days ago
> Taiwan is included as part of China on this map

Where do you see that? I only see mention of "Taiwan" on the map, no mention of whether or not it's part of mainland China.

> which it's not

Regardless of whether it's "de-facto independent" and whether the mainland has a legitimate claim or not, the de-jure situation is that Taiwan is not recognized by the United Nations.

And I think now is not the time to argue about the validity of the the mainland-Taiwan situation. It's not even productive to do so. Besides, Taiwan has already restricted travel to and from China: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan-trave...

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catalogia 2339 days ago
The map on page one of 'Situation report - 7' colors China red, and includes Taiwan in that coloring.

(There are currently five confirmed cases in Taiwan, so Taiwan should be colored beige on that map, not red.)

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Merrill 2339 days ago
Both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of China. Only one color is needed.

>The political and legal statuses of Taiwan are contentious issues. The People's Republic of China (PRC) claims that the Republic of China government is illegitimate, referring to it as the "Taiwan Authority". The ROC has its own constitution, independently elected president and armed forces. It has not formally renounced its claim to the mainland, but ROC government publications have increasingly downplayed it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

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