china, taiwan, taiwan strait, us-taiwan relations
Even as tensions over Taiwan escalate due to diplomatic threats from mainland China, the country’s leader states that their ties with America’s military remain strong. Ever since one of the Chinese military’s H-6 bombers was seen flying over the air defense identification zone in Taiwan in September 2020, both China and the U.S. have stepped ...
Alex M. Azar, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently visited Taiwan to strengthen the department’s ties with the island’s Ministry of Health and Welfare. During the trip, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) signed a memorandum of understanding that widens the scope ...
On Aug. 9, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, making him the most senior American official to visit the self-ruled island in four decades. In a meeting the next day with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, Azar praised the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it was “a ...