Taiwanese mission in Thailand clarifies president Tsai’s remark


Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand issued a statement on Tuesday (June 15) explaining that President Tsai Ing-wen was not targeting Thailand over the lack of vaccine supplies.

Last Friday, Tsai had said that Thailand was “prioritising” locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines for its own use due to the spike in infections. Thailand’s caseload as of Tuesday had crossed the 200, 000 mark.

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