This week, one of Taiwan’s top public health officials addressed the issue of China blocking Taiwan from attending the World Health Assembly—the decision-making body for the World Health Organization—stating, “If you block Taiwan, you are not blocking Taiwanese health rights, you are blocking the health rights of the whole world. Dr. Shiing Jer Twu, the Chairman of Taiwan’s Development Center for Biotechnology and former Health Minister of Taiwan, sat down with The Epoch Times at the iconic Grand Hotel in Taipei for an exclusive, in-depth interview. Taiwan has been blocked by China from attending the WHA since 2016, after Taiwan’s democratically elected President Tsai Ing-wen took office. This year’s WHA begins on May 24 in Geneva, Switzerland. Citing Taiwan’s successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic, with fewer than 15 deaths from COVID-19 in Taiwan to date, Dr. Twu—who holds a Ph.D. in public health from the University of California, Los …