14 August 2020

President Tsai welcomes delegation led by US health secretary Alex Azar resident Tsai Ing-wen welcomed a US delegation led by Secretary of PHealth and Human Services Alex Azar, August 10, describing the group's visit as representing a high watermark in US-Taiwan relations over the past for- ty years. In remarks delivered at the Presidential Office, Tsai thanked the secretary for his strong support and expressed the shared intention of the two nations to continue collaborating on issues of public health. Over the course of Secretary Azar's four- day visit, the first of its kind since 1979, he also met with a number of Taiwan's high-ranking ministers including Jaush- Secretary Azar, Minster Wu stressed Secretary’s visit, pledging to work to- ieh Joseph Wu of the Ministry of Foreign the fact that countries cannot fight the gether on a number of health related Affairs (MOFA) and Chen Shih-chung battle against COVID-19 alone, and issues in the future. The MOHW wel- of the Ministry of Health and Welfare thanked the US for its ongoing support. comed the agreement, describing it as (MOHW). The US and Taiwan also signed a mem- being built on more than 20 years of Tai- During remarks given after meeting orandum of understanding during the wan-U.S. public health coordination. President Tsai addresses videoconference hosted by US think tanks 75 Taipei, Taichung venues resident Tsai Ing-wen spoke at cross-strait relations, namely, peace, feature in Michelin 2020 Bib a videoconference organised by parity, democracy, and dialogue. Gourmand selection Ptwo prominent US-based think She later went on to highlight her gov- head of the full release of tanks, August 12, delivering a speech ernment's increased spending on the the Michelin Guide Taipei entitled "Protecting Taiwan as a bastion Taiwanese armed forces, and commit- and Taichung 2020, set for of freedom in the Indo-Pacific". ted to accelerating the “development of A August 24, publisher Michelin has The videoconference was jointly organ- asymmetric capabilities” as a number revealed that a total of 75 venues in ised by the Hudson Institute and the one priority. the cities of Taipei and Taichung will Center for American Progress (CAP) The President also stressed the impor- feature in the 2020 Bib Gourmand and centred on the theme: "President tance of the US-Taiwan relationship, selection, August 11. Tsai Ing-wen Discusses the Diplomat- describing her pride that said relation- All venues featured in the selection ic, Security and Economic Challenges ship “has never been closer”. were assessed in the categories Facing Taiwan". Along with continuing to strengthen of authenticity, quality and value During her remarks, Tsai outlined ties between the two nations, Tsai also for money, and the bill for a three- her concern for “the demise of Hong cited working with the US to strength- course meal, excluding drinks, was Kong's freedoms”, and reiterated her en engagements with other like-mind- capped at NT$1,000 (30€). four principles for the management of ed democracies as another priority. The selection was welcomed by the President Tsai meets delegation led by former Japan PM Yoshiro Mori Minister of Transport and Commu- resident Tsai Ing-wen met with a gation at the Presidential Office, President nications, Lin Chia-lung, as he de- Japanese delegation led by former Tsai also conveyed deep appreciation on scribed the results as a testament PPrime Minister Yoshiro Mori, August behalf of Taiwan's government and peo- to years of concerted efforts by the 9, thanking them for their visit paying re- ple to the group for their long-term sup- ministry and Tourism Bureau to pro- spect to the late President Lee Teng-hui. port of Taiwan-Japan relations. mote Taiwan’s distinctive cuisine. The 11-member delegation, which includ- Following Tsai’s speech, former Prime ed members of the Japanese parliament Minister Mori conveyed condolences on Editorial: Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium from multiple parties, made the one-day behalf of current Prime Minister Shinzo Website: http://www.roc-taiwan.org/be_en/index.html E-mail: [email protected] trip with special dispensation from Tai- Abe, who expressed his admiration for the Tel: +32(0)2/287.28.16 or +32(0)2/287.28.11 wan's government during the pandemic. former president's lifelong contributions In remarks given while meeting the dele- to Taiwan-Japan relations.