Why Europe Should Fight for Taiwan’s Seat at the World Health Assembly

Public health is national security – and authoritarian regimes know it

28 May 2025

From disinformation to infrastructure sabotage, Europe’s health systems are under strain not just from disease but from deliberate foreign interference. As Taiwan remains excluded from the World Health Assembly, the EU must decide whether to tacitly accept Beijing’s political pressure – or defend a global health regime grounded in resilience, inclusion and democratic values.

Europe cannot afford to ignore Taiwan’s exclusion from global health governance.

As the World Health Organisation adopted a new pandemic agreement, Taiwan – a proven leader in pandemic response and public health innovation – remains sidelined due to Chinese political pressure.

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Marcin Jerzewski

Marcin Jerzewski is a Marcin Król Fellow at Visegrad Insight. He is the Head of the Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy. He also serves as an analyst contributing to the Center’s research on Taiwan and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Concurrently, he is also a contributor to the China Observers in Central Eastern Europe (CHOICE) platform of the Association for International Affairs (AMO).

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