U.S. Secretary of Health and Welfare condolences to former President Lee Tenghui and returns to Japan on August 12, 17:28
U.S. Secretary of Health, Azerbaijani, visiting Taiwan, visited the memorial hall of former President Lee Teng-hui who died last month in condolences, and after returning to Japan after four days of travel.
Secretary Azar is the highest-ranking official who has visited Taiwan since the United States made a connection with Taiwan 41 years ago. I visited and turned flowers.
Then, in the corner of the message, "The achievement of former President Lee's democratization will advance the relationship between the United States and Taiwan for a long time," he wrote.
After this, Secretary Azar, who visited the mask factory, finished the four-day visit schedule, and returned to Japan on a special-purpose plane after 2:30 pm Japan time.
On this visit, Secretary Azar told the Taiwanese media, "It is not against one Chinese policy as it was before."
However, unlike the visits of high-ranking ministerial officials, which were often associated with participation in private events, this time, there was a series of meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen and top foreign ministers. Was the main schedule.
During a series of talks, Secretary Azar often emphasized that the visit was representative of the Trump administration, and the visit impressed the administration's strong attitude toward China and the depth of its relations with Taiwan.