Taiwan receives 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 6

U.S. gives Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 6.

According to TAIWAN TODAY, President Tsai Ing-wen received a senatorial delegation June 6 at Taipei Songshan Airport, pledging to expand Taiwan-U.S. ties and the country’s contribution to the international community.
The visit of U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan and Chris Coons reflects bipartisan congressional support for Taiwan and bilateral relations, Tsai said. All three are long-standing friends of Taiwan deeply invested in strengthening the two sides’ rock-solid friendship. She added.
At a time when the government and people are fully focused on staging the COVID-19 fightback, Tsai said, the trio’s show of staunch support for the country is sincerely appreciated.

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U.S. donates 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan. Image courtesy of MOFA.

TAIWAN TODAY mentions, the senators, who arrived on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft the same day, were welcomed by Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu, American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen. They spent three hours in country prior to departing for South Korea.

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President Tsai Ing-wen meets the Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan and Chris Coons in Taipei. Image courtesy of MOFA.

TAIWAN TODAY says, in the past few days, Taiwan has acquired more COVID-19 vaccines due to the assistance of the U.S. and Japan, Tsai said. As the country faces a surge in coronavirus case numbers, the government and people are grateful for the backing of President Joe Biden’s administration and the inclusion of Taiwan in its allocation plan for sharing the first 25 million doses worldwide, she added.
Tsai said she has every confidence current challenges are to be overcome in good order, adding that the government will continue working to bolster Taiwan-U.S. relations, strengthen the global response to the pandemic and lay the foundations for a post-pandemic bounce back.