U.S. Secretary of Health and Welfare talks with President Cai Yingwen of Taiwan

U.S. Secretary of Health and Welfare talks with Cai Ying-wen, the president of Taiwan

U.S. Secretary of Health and Welfare visits Taiwan, meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen on the 10th, saying, "I'm honored to convey Trump's strong support and friendship to Taiwan," and this visit to Trump's administration. He emphasized that he is a representative and showed the idea of ​​strengthening cooperation with Taiwan.

Since declining diplomatic relations in 1979, Mr. Aza, who has been visiting Taiwan since 9th as the highest official, visited the Presidential Office in the center of Taipei on the morning of 10th and met with President Cai Yingwen. Did.

``I am truly honored to be able to convey the message of President Trump's strong support and friendship to Taiwan,'' stressed that this visit represents the Trump administration. did.

On top of that, he highly evaluated that "Taiwan's response to the new coronavirus was the most successful in the world, and because Taiwan's society and culture were open, transparent and democratic."

After this, Secretary Azar met with Mr. Chen Jung-chun, Minister of Health and Welfare, who will spearhead the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and signed a memorandum confirming the strengthening of cooperation in the field of public health.

After that, Mr. Azar, who held a press conference, said, "It is important to support Taiwan with common values ​​with the spread of the new coronavirus," and will continue to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan. I showed you some ideas.

Taiwanese officials have often used US ministerial-level visits to attend private events, but this time they emphasized the significance of the visit as the main purpose was to hold a meeting between the authorities. ..

China “Decisively opposes public traffic”

At the news conference on the 10th, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Zhenqian told us that U.S. Secretary of Health, Azerbaijani, visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen, saying, "China consistently communicates with the United States and Taiwan. I made a serious request to the US side already," he said, proclaiming to the United States.

He added, "The Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive issue between China and the United States," and to the United States in order not to undermine the cooperation between the two countries and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. We sought to keep the principle of "One China" and stop all public traffic and contact.

Expert "US-China relations are inevitable worsening"

Mr. Tsuneo Watanabe, a senior researcher at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, who is familiar with U.S. policy toward China, said that U.S. Secretary of Health, Mr. Aza, had talked with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei. As long as the "one country, two system" is not obeyed, such as tightening up the democratization movement in Hong Kong, the United States does not need to hesitate much, and hesitation may rather make China's attitude harder. I have concerns.”

Regarding the visit at this timing, he pointed out that "Presidential elections are ahead and President Trump should want to appeal to the American people", and sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials due to Hong Kong problems Immediately after the announcement, he said that the aim is to restrain China by sending ministers to Taiwan.

At the meeting, Secretary Azar said, "I'm really honored to be able to convey the message of President Trump's strong support for Taiwan and friendship," and said that he used the phrase "strong support for Taiwan". "I think it's a very advanced statement. Until now, the United States has been very concerned about the "one China" principle and has not issued a message that the president defends Taiwan. This time intentionally China I am sending a tough message to."

Regarding the impact of this visit on U.S.-China relations in the future, ``Since the United States has stepped into the issue of China's sovereignty fairly hard, I am prepared to worsen the US-China relations so that I can not go back. I think."

In addition, Mr. Watanabe said, "I think that the Democratic Party's Mr. Biden himself has sent a very tough message to China, so this move of the Trump administration is throwing a pretty tough ball in anticipation of that. The Republican Party's Trump administration. Experts would like to finalize a policy that China will be tougher in both republic and democratic regimes," regardless of the results of the fall presidential election. He said the prospect of worsening is inevitable.