Taiwan not invited to WHO meeting, China ties likely to deteriorate

The deadline for online registration to attend an annual meeting of the decision-making body of the World Health Organization passed Tuesday, without any invitation to Taiwan, a situation that is expected to further worsen relations between the self-ruled island and China.President Tsai Ing-wen has said that whether Taiwan receives an invitation to this year's World Health Assembly, scheduled to take place May 22-31 in Geneva, is an important indicator of ties between Taiwan and China.Authorities said they have not given up hope that Taiwan would receive an invitation before the meeting beg…READ FULL ARTICLE