Taiwan region not approved to take part in World Health Assembly

China has decided not to approve the Taiwan region's participation in the 78th World Health Assembly, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday in response to reports that the region has again failed to receive an invitation to the gathering this year.

The Taiwan region's participation in events of international organizations, including the World Health Organization, must follow the one-China principle, which is also a fundamental principle confirmed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 and World Health Assembly Resolution 25.1, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Thursday.

"China's Taiwan region, unless given approval by the central government, has no basis, reason or right to participate in the WHA," Lin told a regular news conference.