TAIPEI/GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization member countries rejected a U.S.-backed appeal on Monday for Taiwan to be permitted to attend a meeting of the WHO’s decision-making body. Washington, which has announced under outgoing President Donald Trump that it is quitting the WHO in part because of what it describes as pro-China bias, has pressed for the organiztion to allow Taiwan to attend meetings as an observer. Beijing, which says the island is part of China, rejects this. The WHO’s decision-making annual assembly of 194 states is taking place via video conference this week after being adjourned in May amid the coronavirus pandemic