Visitors touring the Xpark Aquarium on its opening day while wearing protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Saturday (Aug 8). - Reuters
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (AP): US Health Secretary Alex Azar said Saturday he wants to learn about Taiwan's "incredibly effective” response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) even though the island did things that the US has fumbled, such as having a unified strategy and citizens willing to war masks.
Azar leads a U.S. delegation departing this weekend for a three-day visit to Taiwan, where they will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and health system leaders, and Azar will give a speech to public health graduates. The trip is a geopolitical chess move in the Trump administration's contentious relationship with China, which considers Taiwan part of its national territory and has already registered its displeasure.
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