287:, Lee traveled to Geneva in April 2001 to petition for a larger Taiwanese presence at the World Health Assembly. Though publicly confident, Lee personally admitted that chances of Taiwan securing observer status were "minuscule" and the bid was unsuccessful, as it was never placed on the agenda for discussion. The government of the Republic of China announced its intention to donate US$ 1 million to a WHO health fund under the name Taiwan in April 2002. That year the United States again supported Taiwan's bid for WHA observer status. Though
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283:. In October 2000, Lee submitted a written protest to the agency for leaving Taiwan off a list of polio-free countries, stating that Taiwan should be listed separately from China, which had not yet succeeded in eradicating the disease. Following support from US Representative
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969:"Taiwan to use own name in upcoming WHA bid"
917:"Officials race against clock in bid effort"
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605:"Paperless health-cards unveiled"
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1125:"WHO takes Taiwan off SARS list"
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