President Tsai Ing-wen appears in front of US and Taiwan national flags in a Facebook image highlighting Taiwan-US cooperation on disease prevention.
Posted on 03/19/2020 4:18:51 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Taiwan and the US are to combat the COVID-19 pandemic together, with the partnership including medicine development, contact tracing technology and the exchange of medical supplies, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a joint statement yesterday.
The statement, signed by AIT Director Brent Christensen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu said: “To further strengthen US-Taiwan consultation and cooperation on combating the COVID-19 virus, which originated in Wuhan, both sides will seek to share best practices and cooperate on a range of activities.”
Following the AIT’s statement on Sunday, which said that both sides would cooperate on developing vaccines and medicine to combat “the Wuhan coronavirus,” yesterday’s statement again highlighted the virus’ Chinese origin.
The statement also listed six areas of bilateral collaboration: research and development of rapid tests; research and development of vaccines; research and development of medicines; contact tracing techniques and technology; joint conferences with scientists and experts; and cooperation and exchanges of medical supplies and equipment.
The US has prepared for Taiwan the raw materials required to make 300,000 protective outfits, while Taiwan - when its mask supplies are stable - is to send 100,000 masks per week to the US, Wu told a news conference at the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Since late last month, Academia Sinica has announced several breakthroughs, such as developing antibodies for a rapid immune-based test kit and synthesizing the drug remdesivir, a potential candidate for treating the coronavirus.
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President Tsai Ing-wen appears in front of US and Taiwan national flags in a Facebook image highlighting Taiwan-US cooperation on disease prevention.
Seems to me that we can depend on Taiwan for useful advice...and we can surely help them as well.
Make no mistake the Chinese communist party are watching how we deal with this. This is part of their war plan
Pretty sure Taipei will more than be happy to be a true business partner to the USA.
The things that make me believe this:
1) The claimed source was a 'wet market' within a stones throw of a Wuhan level 4 bio-weapon lab.
2) It seems to target Asians a little bit more than other races.
3) China was readier than most countries to lock things down.
4) China has repeatedly said that Taiwan will be under Chinese control by 2020.
Love the statement. Wuhan virus.
“Love the statement. “Wuhan virus”
Yep and the POS US media just let off a collective scream of Xenophobe to Taiwan officials clueless to the fact that Taiwan citizens are of Chinese decent and speak the same language. Thank God for Chiang Kai-shek.
I laughed when I heard it called the Flu-Manchu
The Chicom virus.
Oh, the RED CINESE will now get their panties in a huge twist.
That could actually have huge repercussion on medicine supplky fropm Red China to the USA. They make 85% of the USA’s medicinal drugs.
100% agree.
This co-operating with Taiwan will REALLY tick off the ChiComs
... but maybe that’s just an unintended bonus ...
We used to have bases on Taiwan. Time to bring them back.
A full wing of F-35’s to start.
“They make 85% of the USA’s medicinal drugs.”
Then why are we paying 85% more than the rest of the world for them?
Hmmm....... Much manufacturing was moved from Taiwan to the mainland
Perhaps it will move back
Taiwan detected unusual flu outbreaks in Wuhan in December 2020, immediately launched early detection measures, then implemented many of the SARS/Avarian flu tactics learned from the earlier viral outbreaks from China. Taiwan, more than any other country, knows NOT to trust Communist China.
Then why are we paying 85% more than the rest of the world for them?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ask Hillary Clinton and Obungo who made the “free trade” arrangements , thereby filling the Clinton Foundation with China cash in the tens of millions.
Well, the US needs to start remembering that we are a two-ocean sea-power and stop squandering resources trying to be a Eurasian land power. That is a sucky life anyway.
I’ve wondered if it wasn’t a vaccine strain given in Wuhan that ‘woke up’ and went rabid.
But yeah, weaken other Asian nations and then ride to the rescue. Where ‘rescue’ is actually invade under humanitarian banner.
YES! We need to EMPHASIZE our relations with the Republic of China, the REAL Chinese government in exile, otherwise known as Taiwan. I would even go so far as to use Taiwan’s official name more and more.
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