Taiwan Says China Forced Malaysian State to Ban Taiwanese Entry on Virus Fears

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu attends a news conference announcing Taiwan's decision to terminate diplomatic ties with the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, in Taipei, Taiwan. on Sept. 20, 2019. I-Hwa Cheng/Reuters

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Mar. 5 that the Chinese regime had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travelers from the island as part of coronavirus control steps, saying Beijing was taking “joy” in the measures.

Taiwan says the World Health Organization’s (WHO) inclusion of the island as part of China’s virus area has mislead countries into believing the island’s virus situation is as serious as China’s.