U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar wearing a face mask attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office, in Taipei, Taiwan August 10, 2020. Central News Agency/Pool via REUTERS
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar offered President Donald Trump's strong support for democratic Taiwan on Monday, telling President Tsai Ing-wen that her government's response to the coronavirus pandemic had been among the world's best.
Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own, further irritating Sino-U.S. relations. China has promised unspecified retaliation to Azar's trip.
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