來自歐盟的疫苗贈與

Coronavirus: Over 3 million vaccines doses shared via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

【縛雞之見】

Besides Lithiurania’s donation of 20K vaccines to Taiwan, the EU announced another 10K vaccines from Slovakia to Taiwan via European Civil Protection Mechanism on July 15th.

Some commentators see the vaccine donations, 20K from Lithuania and 10K from Slovakia, a drop in the bucket. However, the point is the significance, not the quantity.

Middle countries at the East front line, such as Lithuania and Slovakia, that dare to express friendship to Taiwan, despite Beijing’s threat and the possible loss of the economic interest in China, mean something significant.

The donations represent a kind of partnership, if not an ally. Another imagination has a broader sense -- the donation is similar to the participation of the Allies of the Caribbean and the South American countries.