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U.S. Visit to Taiwan Begins, Adding to Escalating China Tensions
On the most senior visit by an American official in more than four decades, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar hailed Taiwan’s democracy and praised President Tsai Ing-wen’s response to the …
US Cabinet Member Meets Taiwan’s Leader
A US cabinet member met Taiwan’s leader Monday during the highest level visit from the United States since it switched diplomatic recognition from the island to China in 1979, a trip that Beijing has …
U.S. health chief offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support in landmark visit
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Taiwan in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own, further irritating Sino-U.S. relations …
David and Goliath: China and Taiwan’s military mismatch
Few geopolitical contests are as mismatched as China and Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait remains one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints. Tensions are on the rise again with the US sending its highest …
Azar Meets With Taiwan President Tsai on Breakthrough Visit
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic …
Health chief Azar conveys support from Trump in Taiwan visit
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday that it was a true honour to be in Taipei to convey a strong message of support from U.S. President Donald Trump.
US-China relations: is Azar’s visit to Taiwan a sign of Washington’s disregard for Beijing?
The upcoming visit of a senior US official to Taiwan is evidence of the healthy relationship between the two sides and indicative of Washington’s dwindling concern about upsetting Beijing, observers …
Azar arrives in Taiwan amid tensions with China
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday amid growing tensions with China, whose officials have vocally disapproved of the trip. Azar is the highest-level official to …