A document circulating on the dark web suggests China offered a large donation to Micronesia in exchange for helping shut Taiwan out of the World Health Assembly, a claim Taiwan's foreign ministry seized on to condemn Beijing.

• The file appears to be an internal Chinese diplomatic paper tying aid money to a vote against Taiwan's participation.
• Taiwan's foreign ministry says China uses threats and payments to pressure smaller countries into blocking it from the WHO and its annual assembly.
• Taipei called that turning global health into a political weapon, arguing it puts 23 million people outside the system.
• Taiwan says more than 50 countries backed its bid this year, and Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung led a delegation to Geneva with a medical technology showcase.
• Taipei wants the WHO to return to the 2009–2016 practice of inviting Taiwan as an observer.

Outlook: Beijing is unlikely to ease the pressure, so Taiwan will keep working through friendly governments rather than the WHO itself.