Alex Azar, who landed in Taiwan on Sunday night, is the most senior US cabinet official to visit the island since Washington broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979. The visit highlights …
U.S. health chief visits Taiwan, defying China
Top News U.S. health chief visits Taiwan, defying China. Posted . The visit marks the highest-level U.S. government outreach to the territory claimed by China since 1979. This rep …
U.S. Visit to Taiwan Begins, Adding to Rising China Tensions
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to the island in decades, a trip that stands to further worsen spiraling …
U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex 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 …
China and Taiwan Both Send Military to South China Sea as Tensions Grow
This week, mainland China sent amphibious armored vehicles to the South China Sea as Taiwan deployed troops to reinforce the Pratas Islands.
As China Tensions Soar, US Embraces Taiwan With Visit, But Cautiously
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is heading to Taiwan to showcase the island’s stunningly successful COVID-19 response as Trump, facing a tough re-election with pandemic deaths climbing …
Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic
Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travellers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jets — including flight attendant lessons for children.
Japanese firms launch business in Taiwan
Growing numbers of Japanese companies have recently opened for business in Taiwan. The move comes at a time when Taiwan is strictly restricting foreign travel by its citizens to combat the coronavirus …
Planned Taiwan visit escalates tensions between U.S., China
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is gearing up for a trip to Taiwan that will mark the highest-level visit to the island by a U.S. official since 1979 — and in the process add fuel to …
US health chief to visit Taiwan, a COVID-19 success story
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said Friday he wants to learn about Taiwan’s “incredibly effective” response to the cornavirus even though the island did things that the U.S.