Health Secretary Azar Applauds Taiwan’s Leadership in Global Health

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (L) speaks while meeting with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (R) at a local hotel in Taipei on Aug. 11, 2020. Pei Chen/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar emphasized the importance of having the island be part of the global health community in the current pandemic, in his second full-day visit to Taiwan’s capital of Taipei.

“It is an honor to be here to bring greetings from President Trump and to be here to recognize Taiwan’s health leadership,” said Azar in a joint press conference with Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu on the morning of Aug. 11.