US Supports Taiwan's WHO Participation... 30-Minute Phone Call
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Sunmi Park] The cooperation between Taiwan and the United States has deepened further amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the U.S. supporting Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO). Taiwan has been excluded from the WHO due to pressure from China, which insists on the "One China" principle, and the U.S.'s active support for Taiwan's participation is expected to provoke China's opposition.
According to Taiwanese media on the 28th, Alex Azar, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced on his Twitter that he had a phone call lasting about 30 minutes with Chen Shih-chung, Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare, during which they discussed the outbreak of COVID-19. He posted a photo of himself alongside Minister Chen and added, "I express gratitude for the efforts to share and support Taiwan's exemplary COVID-19 prevention cases and supplies with the United States."
On the same day, Secretary Azar also expressed support for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and the WHO during the phone call with Minister Chen. In response, Minister Chen evaluated that the two countries are effectively cooperating to jointly respond to COVID-19 and expressed appreciation for the U.S.'s continued support for Taiwan's participation in the WHO. He also requested that the U.S. continue to support Taiwan's participation as an observer in this year's WHA and its involvement in WHO meetings and various activities.
At the end of the phone call, both sides agreed to strengthen mutual exchanges and expand cooperation in research and development of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, medical supplies, and equipment.
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Meanwhile, it was reported that high-ranking officials from both countries also attended the phone call, including William Brent Christensen, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Taipei Office, which serves as the U.S. embassy in Taiwan, and Hsu Szu-chien, Deputy Minister of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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