Taiwan people seek mainland solutions to address vaccine shortage

Residents of the island of Taiwan take rapid test for COVID-19. Photo: IC

BEIJING (Global Times): More and more Taiwan residents, including political figures are losing faith in the poor epidemic handling and the incompetent governance of the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority, which has also set ideological barrier to block cross-Straits cooperation as the Covid-19 epidemic has worsened in Taiwan, so they came to the Chinese mainland to seek solutions such as getting vaccinated or purchasing Chinese mainland-made vaccines.

Since the infections surged in the island in May, the Chinese mainland has expressed the willingness and kindness to island of Taiwan to offer assistance and support despite cross-Straits tensions, but the offers have been met with hostility and rejection from the DPP authority.