Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung holds a news conference about Taiwan's efforts to get into the World Health Organization (WHO) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI: Taiwan's health minister rejected on Friday (May 15) China's main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization (WHO) – that it accepts it is part of China – ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic.