In a very significant visit, US secretary of health and human services Alex Azar is on a four-day tour of Taiwan in what is the highest-level official visit between the two sides since 1979. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Has Had 7 Coronavirus Deaths. Here’s How
Professor Kerry Brown, of King's College London told Newsweek it is hard to see how Taiwan could have done better. "They must be the global model of how to combat this issue." ... ( read original story ...)
Health Secretary Alex Azar Renews Swipes at China Over Coronavirus in Taiwan Visit
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar fired fresh barbs at China’s handling of the coronavirus during a rare, high-level visit to Taiwan, revisiting the Trump administration’s blame game with ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan visit, Azar accuses China of ‘hobbling’ coronavirus response
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar accused China of "hobbling" the world's coronavirus response during a visit to Taiwan that has already incensed Chinese leaders. ( read original story ...)
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China's response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting with the highest-level ... ( read original story ...)
China seeking to turn Taiwan into the next Hong Kong: Taipei
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tells US Health Secretary Alex Azar about political pressure from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tells Visiting U.S. Official China Seeks to Turn It Into Next Hong Kong
Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own. Chinese fighter jets on Monday briefly ... ( read original story ...)
China Sends Fighter Jets as U.S. Offers Taiwan ‘Strong’ Support
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar wearing a face mask attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office, in Taipei, Taiwan August 10, 2020. Central ... ( read original story ...)
China’s jets fly in Taiwan Strait amid high-level U.S. visit
Chinese fighter jets trespassed the center of the Taiwan Strait in an apparent warning to Taipei as Taiwan received its highest-level U.S. official visit since 1979. ( read original story ...)
Southern Taiwan market to get a facelift
The Xin Hua Fruits and Vegetables Market, a traditional market in southern Taiwan is to get a new look; a renovation project will transform it into a modern marketplace and a new ... ( read original story ...)
LILEE Systems launches autonomous rapid transit services in Taiwan
PRNewswire/ -- LILEE Systems announced the launch of self-driving bus operations in Tainan, the second largest city in southern Taiwan. This will be the ... ( read original story ...)
As U.S. and Taiwan Celebrate a Bond, China Responds With Screaming Jets
The highest-level American visit to Taiwan in decades shows the island’s importance as ties between the United States and China deteriorate. ( read original story ...)
Fighter jets cross a line in Taiwan Strait, says Taipei as it hosts US health official amid rising US-China tension
Beijing deployed fighter jets that briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar was in Taiwan for ... ( read original story ...)
TAIPEI-U.S. HEALTH CHIEF AZAR SAYS WE ANTICIPATE HAVING CAPACITY TO PROVIDE COVID VACCINES TO REST OF WORLD
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