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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen

Source: Stand News #Aug5

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Pays Official to Taiwan and meet President Tsai Ingwen

The American Institute in Taiwan (#AIT) announced on Aug 5 that U.S. Health and Human Services (#HHS) Secretary Alex Azar would lead a delegation to Taiwan in the coming days.

Azar is the first HHS Secretary, the first United States cabinet member in six years, and even the highest-level of the cabinet members since 1979 to visit Taiwan.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan said Azar would meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, call on Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and Health and Welfare Secretary Chen Shih-Chung. He would also visit the Central Epidemic Command Center meeting with domestic health experts to strengthen the cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in epidemic prevention and health care.

Taiwan said that it is the second time since 2014 that the United States sends a Cabinet member to Taiwan, and the highest-level U.S. Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 1979. "This demonstrates, with the joint efforts of Taiwan and the United States in recent years, the foundation of mutual trust between the two sides has been solid, and communication has been smooth. In the future, our government will build on the existing foundation to steadily enhance the U.S.-Taiwan global partnership and continue to defend shared values such as democracy, freedom, and human rights."

Source: Stand News #Aug5

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U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high

Source: Stand News #Aug9
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U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high


While China-US relations are deteriorating and have sanctioned each other, US-Taiwan relations become closer. The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, led a visiting delegation to Taiwan and arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport on Aug 9. He is the first United States cabinet-level official to visit Taiwan in six years. He is also the highest-ranking official visiting Taiwan since the cessation of diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan in 1979.

The Boeing C-40B executive plane that arrived in Taiwan was Air Force Two with the American flag painted on the aircraft. Central News Agency (#CNA) of Taiwan pointed out that the United States attached great importance to Taiwan with a high-level attitude.

The high standards visit from the United States to Taiwan this time indicate that U.S.-Taiwan relations have escalated to a new high after the cessation of diplomatic relations in 1979.

Since Donald Trump has been the president of the United States, he directly telephoned Tsai Ing-wen and publicly called her the "President of Taiwan" on Twitter. In 2018, the two houses of Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act. United States officials can visit Taiwan and meet with Taiwanese officials, and vice versa. Alex Azar was the first official to visit Taiwan under the act. In 2019, Taiwan officially changed the name of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (#CCNAA) to the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs, which is equivalent to the United States Embassy in Taiwan.

Source: Stand News #Aug9
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Global Times Chief Editor: China to Sanction US Officials and Affiliated Companies for Visiting Taiwan

Speaking of senior US officials visiting Taiwan, chief editor of the state-owned Chinese tabloid Global Times Hu Xijin said Beijing authorities have sanctions in store for them and American companies with which they have ties.

The US health and human services secretary Alex Azar visited Taiwan last month. He became the first US cabinet member to do so in six years. According to the Global Times, Taiwan media have recently reported that the Taiwan authorities are actively bringing about a visit by the US commerce secretary John Ross and may even invite the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach.

“Based on what I know, China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, and American companies which they have ties with,” said Hu on Twitter. “They will never be allowed to enter Chinese mainland and US companies they have ties with will also lose Chinese mainland market.”

Source: Stand News #Sep09

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