China News Service, April 1st: The Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Zhu Fenglian responded to an inquiry on April 1st, saying that Taiwan's individual media have spread the word about Taiwan's involvement in the World Health Assembly. A spokesman for the embassy in Japan has issued a statement to refute the false news.

Data map: Zhu Fenglian, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Photo by Yang Kejia of China News Agency

Zhu Fenglian reiterated that the World Health Organization's Taiwan-related issues must be handled under the one-China principle, and there is no alternative.