Michael Richardson: China’s world health battleground

From the New Zealand Herald:

At first glance, Taiwan’s failure for the ninth consecutive year to gain observer status at the World Health Organisation annual assembly in Geneva is just another manifestation of its never-ending diplomatic tug-of-war with China.

After all, it came just three days after Taiwan scored a small victory by winning back the tiny South Pacific island nation of Nauru as an ally three years after it had switched allegiance to Beijing.