TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar sends to …
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Taiwan has an increasingly difficult position to gain as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said on Tuesday during a visit to U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar. Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. …
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SINGAPORE / BOSTON (Reuters) – Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday in relief that another round of Sino-American sparring did not appear to have exaggerated trade, while hopes for US stimulus boosted oil and commodity qualities. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
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The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Trump administration health secretary Alex Azar said today that any U.S.-developed coronavirus vaccine would be shared with the rest of the world – but only after the needs of …
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