HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s official visit to Taiwan is a break from the U.S.’s “One China” policy that does not recognize Taiwan as a separate country.
China has threatened to take countermeasures over U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s visit to Taiwan in what is the highest-level U.S. official visit in four decades to the island state that is claimed by China....
Taiwan has received praise for its successful handling of the pandemic as the country has reported only 477 cases and seven deaths, with most cases being imported and quickly isolated.Key Background The U.S. had officially snapped all ties with Taiwan in 1979 as it worked to improve its relationship with Beijing. The Trump administration, however, has moved to support the island state by boosting arms sales to the country. China last month said it would impose sanctions on U.S. arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin, for being involved in arms sales to Taiwan.
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US health chief to make most senior visit to Taiwan in decadesUnited States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan, his office announced Tuesday, in a high-level trip that is almost certain to anger Beijing, which claims the self-governing island as part of its territory.
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U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering ChinaU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days, his office said on Tuesday, making the highest-level visit by a U.S. official in four decades - a move that angered China, which claims the island as its own.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Visit TaiwanU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is planning to lead a delegation to Taiwan in a rare high-level U.S. visit to the island that China has sought to isolate diplomatically.
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U.S. health chief to visit Taiwan, likely angering ChinaU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days, making the highest level visit by a U.S. official in four decades, his office said on Tuesday, in a move likely to anger China which claims the island as its own.
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Tests and mask for U.S. health chief on Taiwan visitU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and his delegation will have to be tested for the novel coronavirus before getting to Taiwan and again when they arrive, and they must wear masks, a government official said on Thursday.
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US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in tiesTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in...
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