The ROC government shifted its focus to organizations affiliated with the UN, as well as organizations outside the UN system. The government sought to participate in the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1997, their efforts were rejected until 2009, when they participated as an observer under the name "Chinese Taipei" after reaching an agreement with Beijing. In 2017, Taiwan again began to be excluded from the WHO even in an observer capacity. This exclusion caused a number of scandals during the COVID-19 outbreak.
T?he ROC government shifted its focus to organizations affiliated with the UN, as well as organizations outside the UN system. Th?e government sought to participate in the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1997 their efforts were rejected until 2009 when they participated as an observer under the name "Chinese Taipei" after reaching an agreement with Beijing. ,In 2017, Taiwan again began to be excluded from the WHO even in an observer capacity This exclusion caused a number of scandals during the COVID-19 outbreak.