【新唐人2011年5月18日讯】世界卫生大会(WHA)5月16号在瑞士日内瓦开幕，台湾卫生署长邱文达当天递交抗议信，强烈抗议世界卫生组织(WHO)内部文件矮化台湾。与此同时，台湾世卫宣达团十多年来持用中华民国护照，首次被拒绝旁听世卫大会。台湾朝野一致谴责中共利用世卫打压台湾国际空间。
由台湾公民社、欧洲医界联盟、瑞士台湾协会等民间团体组成的台湾世卫宣达团，16号申请世卫大会旁听证，结果持中华民国护照者，都遭到世卫拒绝，世卫声称是加强安全管控。当天，台湾世卫宣达团多名成员在日内瓦万国宫外广场拉横幅抗议。
台湾世卫宣达团发言人廖林丽玲表示非常的震惊，并询问了工作人员，得到回答说‘这是今年特别的规定’。廖林丽玲认为，台湾已经成为WHA、WHO的观察员，竟然还受到这样的待遇。怀疑这后面，“不晓得是现在执政的台湾政府还是中国政府，在打压台湾有关于健康方面的权利。”
台湾卫生署长邱文达对世卫拒发大会旁听证给台湾民间团体，表达愤怒与不满。邱文达16号向世卫总干事陈冯富珍的代表，递交措词强烈的抗议信，敦促世卫不要把台湾称为“中国台湾省”。此前，台湾外交部也向世卫递交了抗议信。
台湾2009年以“中华台北”的名义成为世卫组织的观察员，连续3年称呼。而最近曝光的世卫内部文件中，公开提醒会员国，要求他们称呼“中华民国”为“中国台湾省”。
这个消息一经披露，引起了台湾朝野的极大震动。《自由亚洲电台》说，这对马英九政府寻求连任形成了很大的压力，毕竟马英九引以自豪的许多政绩都是来自与北京关系的改善。
中华民国总统马英九10号在总统府召开记者会，强烈抗议中共利用世卫组织内部文件矮化台湾。
马英九：“我要向大陆当局表达严正的抗议。2008年我就职的时候，在就职演说当中曾经明白的表示，台湾要安全、要繁荣，更要尊严。唯有台湾在国际社会不被继续孤立，两岸关系才能稳健发展。今天WHO世界卫生组织有这样的作为，显然是受到中共压力的结果。用这种方式来伤害台湾人民的感情，对两岸都是极为不利的，我们不能接受这样的方式。”
这是两岸在商讨和签署经济合作架构协议(ECFA)以来，马英九首度用严厉措词，公开谴责北京政府。同时，马英九上任后推动的“活路外交”，正遭遇挫折和挑战。
马英九发表强硬的讲话后，北京国台办发言人范丽青表示，希望台湾“客观冷静地看待这件事”，她并把责任推给世卫组织。
华盛顿战略与国际研究中心资深研究员葛来仪说：称呼台湾为中国的一省，对赢得台湾民心和促进两岸和解没有帮助，北京采取这种做法只会产生反效果。
台湾民进党表示，马英九的大陆政策是否会因这次事件而有所改变，还有待观察。
马英九最近接受日本《朝日新闻》专访时表示，两岸之间如果没有“一个中国各自表述”的“九二共识”，两岸关系将陷入停顿。而民进党主席蔡英文则表示，“九二共识”不存在。
蔡英文与马英九将在2012年竞选下届中华民国总统。港台媒体评论指出，中共利用世卫矮化台湾事件，显示两岸关系的脆弱性，将对台湾大选产生影响。
新唐人记者李元翰、肖颜综合报导。
World Health Assembly (WHA) opened on May 16,
in Geneva, Switzerland. Taiwan’s Health Director,
Wen-Ta Chiu, submitted a letter to WHO to protest
against Taiwan being short changed.
Promotion group from Taiwan,16 members
with a ROC passports, was banned for the first time
from attending the WHA.
Taiwan’s political parties unanimously condemned Beijing for containing
Taiwan’s international space.
Taiwan’s WHO promotion group, 16 members from
Taiwan civil society, European medical associations,
and other civil societies of Switzerland, holding
ROC passports were disallowed to attend the WHO,
for security reasons according to claims.
Many members of the Taiwan group
held banners at La Plaza that day to protest.
Liao Lin Liling, a spokesperson for Taiwan’s WHO
promotion group: “We are very shocked and asked
the staff, who said, ‘Special rules for this year’
” Ms. Liao said that Taiwan is a WHO observer,
yet it is being treated like this. She wondered
what was going on behind the scene:
”Who is containing Taiwan? The currently
ruling government of Taiwan or China?”
Taiwan’s Health Director, Wen-Ta Chiu was angry
and submitted a letter of protest to Margaret Chan,
at the General Assembly of WHO, urging the WHO
to not regard Taiwan as ‘Chinese Taiwan Province.’
Previously, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry
also submitted a letter of protest to the WHO.
Ever since 2009, Taiwan has been a WHO observer
under the name of “Chinese Taipei." However, in recent
exposure of internal documents,
WHO members are reminded to address
“ROC” as “Chinese Taiwan Province.”
The news had a huge shock wave effect in Taiwan,
to both, ruling government and general public.
Radio Free Asia said that these news add
much pressure on the re-election of Ma Ying-jeou,
who considers improving relations with Beijing
to be one of his many proud achievements.
President Ma Ying-jeou held a press conference
on May 10, strongly protesting against WHO’s
internal documents, short changing Taiwan.
Ma Ying-jeou: “I want to express a solemn protest
against the Mainland authorities. I indicated clearly
in 2008’s inaugural speech that Taiwan needs
security, prosperity and also dignity.
A healthy development of the cross-strait
can be achieved only when Taiwan is not isolated
internationally. What happened in the WHO
is clearly a result of Chinese authorities’ pressure.
We refuse to accept
any hurting of feelings of the Taiwan people,
which is extremely unfavorable to both sides.”
For the first time Ma Ying-jeou used harsh language
to condemn Beijing since the signing of the ECFA
(Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement).
Meanwhile, Ma’s “flexible diplomacy”
is suffering setbacks and challenges.
After Ma Ying-jeou’s strong speech, Fan Liqing said,
“Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson,
said that the WHO was to blame and that Taiwan
should look at this ‘calmly and objectively.’”
A senior research fellow from Center for Strategic
and International Studies in Washington, Glaser:
“Calling Taiwan a province of China would not
win hearts and promote cross-strait relations.
Beijing’s approach would be counter-productive.”
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
is not sure that Ma Ying-jeou’s Mainland policy
will change because of this incident.
In a recent interview with Japan’s Asahi Shimbun,
Ma said that if there is no “1992 consensus”
in “One China, respective interpretations,”
the cross-strait relations will come to a standstill.
However, the Chairman of DPP said,
that “1992 consensus" does not exist.
DPP’s Chairman, Tsai Ing-wen, and Ma Ying-jeou
will run for presidents in the next 2012 elections.
Hong Kong media commented that WHO incident
shows the vulnerability of the cross-strait relations,
and its possible impact on Taiwan’s next elections.
NTD reporters Li Yuan Han and Xiao Yan
