US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged members of the United Nations to support Taiwan's participation in the world body's ...UScallsforTaiwan'sinclusioninUNsystemsUSSecretaryofStateAntonyBlinkenhasurgedmembersoftheUnitedNationstosupportTaiwan'sparticipationintheworldbody'sactivitiestoaddressglobalissues,suchasthecoronaviruspandemicandclimatechange.InastatementreleasedonTuesday,BlinkenmentionedthatTaiwanwasnotallowedtoattendtheWorldHealthOrganization'sannualmeetinginMayduetooppositionfromChina.Hesaid,"AlthoughwehavemuchtolearnfromTaiwan'sworld-classresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic,TaiwanwasnotattheWorldHealthAssembly."Healsosaid,"Taiwan'sexclusionunderminestheimportantworkoftheUNanditsrelatedbodies,"addingthat"weneedtoharnessthecontributionsofallstakeholderstowardsolvingoursharedchallenges."TheStateDepartmentsaidit"reiteratedtheUScommitmenttoTaiwan'smeaningfulparticipationattheWHOandUNFrameworkConventiononClimateChange"duringhigh-rankingtalkswithTaiwanonFriday.