President Donald J. Trump formally signed the US federal government's Consolidated Appropriations Act for the 2021 fiscal year on December 27 (US EST), which includes the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 and also authorizes US$3 million for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF).
Steadfast diplomacy under the government’s leadership is helping Taiwan expand its international presence while making significant contributions to the global community, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dec. 23.
On December 25, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced four new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those four new cases, Cases #778-781, arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United States.
On December 23, 2020, the International Trade Commission (ITC) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) made an affirmative preliminary determination in its injury investigation involving ceramic tiles from India, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler discussed related cooperation in key areas between Taiwan and U.S. during a Dec. 22 call, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe has changed our lives and made 2020 into quite a year. The disease has made close contact a thing to be avoided, and affected us all, wherever we may be and whatever work we may do. The only comparable event in modern history has been the 1918 flu pandemic.
