U.S. health chief to be highest-ranking official in decades to visit Taiwan, angering China

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U.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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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar listens during a roundtable discussion on"America's seniors" hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

“Taiwan has been a model of transparency and cooperation in global health during the COVID-19 pandemic and long before it,” Azar said in a 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.”

“It also greatly boosts our global status in public health,” Chen told reporters. “This is a major step forward.” Taiwan has been especially grateful for U.S. support for its requests to get meaningful access to the World Health Organization during the pandemic.

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. Taiwan offered assistance to help us out of the pandemic, when we all were got by surprise in Feb March April. . Of course, we have to further our relationship with Taiwan. .

Taiwan doesn't belong to the People's Republic of China. That's a fact.

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Can we cooperate to deal with this pandemic first? PLEASE?!

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Is he looking for a bribe, or scouting Trump Hotel locations?

Taiwan, home of easy girls. 😏😏😏

反对任何形式的台独行径,防止美国干涉。

What is CCP so afraid of? 反中共无罪 !

Fuck CCP.

Kudos to the Republic of Taiwan.

Taiwan should stop using the flag of RoC( republic of China).

The US is sending wrong signal to Taiwan independence, and running against one-China policy

Ohhh, this is fun.

This will get China’s panties in a knot😳

🚫💩🇨🇳

Probably going to pick up more masks for the White House on the DL. We know what Taiwan did. Their leader embraced science, masks, thorough contact tracing & quarantines.

No, Americans now know who WHO really is.

not understand value of china to this country, why not pay them what is owed, halt all trade and immigration. if things can not be worked out fairly, why bother? although trump does family business with them on the side, bought tons merchandise from china since in office.

Why not what’s the worst that can happen? Oh right it’s 2020- we are already hip deep in this.

Bringing the virus to Taiwan 🇹🇼 😂😂😂

Would love to see china invading Taiwan 😂😂😂😂

Beijing's message to Taiwan - 'love us or we will obliterate you' - doesn't seem to be resonating. Maybe they should try something new.

The U.S. begs for China's attention, China simply ignores it. I never thought the U.S. would be this pathetic. 😅

It must be Bannon's idea.

Really, wow!!!, a lot more pressing things to worry about World, SOS

And.... what Azar hears and learns will not be implemented in USA. Why? You do know who the President is and his limited comprehension. Mix in Kushner and same old....

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