U.S. Cabinet member heading to Taiwan

[Amos Yang]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/world/asia/taiwan-azar-beijing-coronavirus.html

The United States’ top health official, Alex M. Azar II, will lead a delegation on a trip to Taiwan, a rare high-level visit by an American official to the island that is likely to anger China and further fray ties between Beijing and Washington.

Mr. Azar said in the department’s statement. “I look forward to conveying President Trump’s support for Taiwan’s global health leadership and underscoring our shared belief that free and democratic societies are the best model for protecting and promoting health.”

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Much gratitude and appreciation to the current administration for how much it has done and continues to do for Taiwan and for its willingness to stand up to China—far more on both counts than any other administration during my lifetime.

-Amos