20200805 DoS記者會，有關衛生部長訪台問答

【縛雞之見】

似乎Pompeo問答中提及，台灣提供專家（經驗）給美國，衛生部長來台灣談醫藥與疫苗，可能會發表相關決定。

It is possible: the U.S. invites the Taiwanese experts as members of the U.S. delegation to WHA or even WHO.

If China could not blockade Taiwan from the participation of the international organizations where statehood is not necessary, it’s stubborn stance might collapse. 

20200805 DoS記者會，有關衛生部長訪台問答

QUESTION: Great. Thank you so much, Mr. Secretary.  Can you talk a little bit about the decision to send Secretary Azar to Taiwan, what the message is behind this trip?  And as you probably know, the Chinese Communist Government says the visit endangers peace and stability, and it’s sending the wrong signals, and is urging for the trip not to proceed.  What is your response to that?

 

SECRETARY POMPEO: I won’t say anything about the decision other than the cabinet members have traveled to Taiwan previously.  This is consistent with policies of previous times.  He’s going there with a deep and important purpose.  We’re still in a global pandemic.  He’s going to go there and talk about Taiwan has had some significant success in how they have handled this.  We have wanted them to be part of the conversations at the World Health Assembly that – China has prevented that from happening.  And so he’ll go there and talk to them about public health issues as they relate to how we all move forward with respect to how we handle COVID and the opportunity for therapeutics and a vaccine as we move forward.  And we welcome the expertise that Taiwan brings to that and he’ll have, I think, important conversations with them about that.