A virtual forum on increasing Taiwan’s participation in the international arena was convened March 31 between the R.O.C. (Taiwan) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) and the US Department of State, Washington Headquarters of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and AIT Taipei Office.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) took notice when the World Health Organization Secretariat issued a statement on March 29 recognizing the success of Taiwan’s epidemic prevention and containment measures and acknowledged the importance of Taiwan in the global fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, MOFA regrets that the WHO statement fails to present the full facts.
“What I want to be when I grow up.” Do you remember that assignment from elementary school? Now, years later, have you become the adult you envisioned?
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday called together ministry and agency heads to an ad-hoc meeting of the Cabinet, where he announced that the Executive Yuan has approved a second-phase COVID-19 relief plan that will increase total funding for Taiwan’s relief and stimulus measures to NT$1.05 trillion (US$34.6 billion), of which NT$210 billion (US$6.9 billion) will be funded with a special budget.
On the morning of April 1, President Tsai Ing-wen, accompanied by Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-Chin (沈榮津), and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), delivered remarks in the Entrance Hall of the Presidential Office Building.
The 10 million surgical face masks Taiwan pledged to donate to countries seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will be given to the United States, 11 European countries and 15 diplomatic allies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Wednesday.
