Tragically, Taiwan continues to be treated as a global pariah by much of the world, thanks in no small part to a relentless and decades-long international campaign of intimidation by the People’s Republic of China — a campaign that essentially remains in high gear, notwithstanding this week’s incremental progress.
The good news is that by gaining observer status at the World Health Assembly (even under the patronizing and geographically inaccurate title of “Chinese Taipei”), Taiwan now has its foot in the door and will be in a better position to fight for its rightful place among the family of nations as a full and equal member of the international community.
I sincerely hope it is a battle President Ma and his administration will continue to wage on behalf of Taiwan’s 23 million citizens, and I wish him the best of luck in that noble endeavor.
TOM TANCREDO
Former US congressman
Littleton, Colorado
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