The US broke its long silence on the Taiwan issue for the first time this year. Not only did the US support WHO participation for Taiwan at the General Committee meeting, but Tommy Thompson, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, also made a clear statement of the same position at the full WHA session.
今年 WHA 會議上，美國首次打破沉默，除了在總務委員會討論期間，聲援台灣加入 WHO 之外，稍後，美國衛生部長湯普森也在正式會議間明確表達支持台灣入會的立場。