A US cabinet member met Taiwan's leader 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 condemned.
A US cabinet member met Taiwan's leader Monday, August 10, 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 condemned.
China, which insists Taiwan is its own territory and vows to one day reclaim it, has described Azar's visit as a threat to"peace and stability." Tsai thanked the US for supporting its bid to be part of the World Health Organization , a body Beijing keeps the island frozen out of. As well as meeting Tsai, Azar will hold talks with his counterpart Chen Shih-chung and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.Taiwan has become a poster child for defeating the coronavirus thanks to a well-honed track and tracing program as well as firm border controls.
The difference this time, he said, is the context, with Azar traveling at a time when relations between Washington and Beijing have hit a new low.
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