China agrees to allow medical experts from Taiwan region to participate in WHO forum

China has told the World Health Organization (WHO) that it will allow medical experts from the Taiwan region to attend the organization's global research and innovation forum, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. 

The WHO is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize international action in response to the novel coronavirus pneumonia from Tuesday to Wednesday in Geneva. 

We pay great attention to the health and well-being of our Taiwan compatriots and the National Health Commission has been providing timely information to the Taiwan region, said Geng Shuang, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.  

Participation of the Taiwan region in WHO activities must be arranged through consultation under the one-China principle as agreed by China, he stressed.