Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned on Wednesday that communist China was readying its military to overtake Taiwan, which is located approximately 100 miles to the east of China&#8217;s shores.
“Looking on the long-term trend, China appears to be gradually stepping up its military preparedness, especially in air or on the waters near Taiwan,” Wu <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-defence/chinese-military-threat-on-the-rise-taiwan-foreign-minister-warns-idUSKCN24N0M5">told</a> reporters, according to Reuters. “What China is doing now is continuing to ramp up preparedness to solve the Taiwan issue. The threat is on the rise.”
Wu said that Chinese military aircraft invaded Taiwan&#8217;s airspace “almost every day” last month and were “much more frequent” than what Taiwan had initially told the media, and that China also “simulated” several military attacks on Taiwan.
The warning out of Taiwan comes as tensions between China and India have rapidly escalated following a deadly clash on the border in which dozens of soldiers on both sides were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/death-toll-from-border-battle-between-china-india-significantly-higher-than-initially-reported">reportedly</a> killed.
&#8220;The India-China standoff in the Galwan Valley and China’s geopolitical move to exploit the COVID-19 humanitarian crisis have just boosted the India-US strategic partnership,&#8221; The Times of India <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/no-look-back-for-the-india-us-strategic-partnership-the-us-has-delivered-on-india-china-standoff/">reported</a>. &#8220;The death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley created tremendous pressure on India for a retaliation, fueled an anti-China sentiment, and the possibility of a full-fledged war against China. Consequently, comparisons were made on the defence capabilities of India and China and the speculations were made about the US support to India in case of a full-fledged Sino-Indian War.&#8221;
The warning from Taiwan also comes as the Chinese Communist Party passed a new draconian national security law for Hong Kong that “criminalizes four categories of crimes, including secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign or external forces to endanger national security,” The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-libraries-pull-books-for-review-under-chinas-security-law-11593963424">reported</a>. “In contrast to mainland China, Hong Kong historically has had robust protections on free speech, and the city has been a haven for publishers and journalists.”
The new law contains a section that &#8220;bans every person on earth from advocating for Hong Kong’s democracy, which some have suggested raises concerns about extradition pacts China and Hong Kong have with other nations,&#8221; The Daily Wire reported.
The new law has <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fear-of-chinas-courts-drives-hong-kong-extradition-concerns/2020/07/21/d71e72c6-cbbe-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html">spurred</a> the U.K., U.S., Australia, and Canada to suspend extradition treaties with Hong Kong.
China is also facing escalating tensions with the U.S. as the Chinese General Consulate in Houston was informed late on Tuesday that it was being closed to “protect American intellectual property and American’s [sic] private information.”
The announcement reportedly led to Chinese officials burning classified documents at the consulate, which was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-houston-fire-police-responding-to-reports-of-documents-being-burned-at-chinese-consulate-general">captured</a> on video. The Houston Fire Department and Police Department both responded to the scene after getting calls about the fires.
“Police say a fire that was reported at the Chinese Consulate in Houston Tuesday evening, was the result of classified documents being burned,” Fox 26 Houston <a href="https://www.fox26houston.com/news/fire-at-chinese-consulate-in-houston-due-to-classified-documents-being-burned-ahead-of-eviction">reported</a>. “Houston fire and police departments responded to the scene but were not allowed entry into the building.”
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Communist China Is Preparing Its Military To Overtake Taiwan, Top Taiwanese Official Warns

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On Sunday morning a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Communist China issued a warning to the United States vis-à-vis Taiwan, citing the “great sensitivity of the Taiwan question,” advising the United States to “ditch its illusions and political calculations,” and eschew “any attempt to challenge China’s red line.”
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We urge the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#US</a> side to fully appreciate the great sensitivity of the Taiwan question. We advise the US side to ditch its illusions and political calculations. We ask the US side not to make any attempt to challenge China&#39;s red line.
&mdash; Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpokespersonCHN/status/1264558636363210752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has taken a harsh stance toward the Chinese Communist government, fired back that the Chinese government should “appreciate the great sensitivity of 343k people dead because CCP lied &amp; covered up a damn global pandemic,” asking the Communist Chinese party not to “hide behind a fake red line of lies.”
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We urge the Chinese govt to fully appreciate the great sensitivity of 343k people dead because CCP lied &amp; covered up a damn global pandemic. We advise CCP to ditch its illusions &amp; political calculations. We ask CCP not to make any attempt to hide behind a fake red line of lies. <a href="https://t.co/vCVDB6yCHZ">https://t.co/vCVDB6yCHZ</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1264662175727091714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cruz has staunchly supported the Taiwanese government for some time. In February, Cruz <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202002140007">introduced a bill</a> permitting Taiwanese diplomats and members of the military to display Taiwan&#8217;s flag and wear their uniform if they were conducting official business in the United States.
Cruz’s website stated of the bill, the Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (Taiwan SOS) Act, &#8220;This reverses the Obama administration policy, formalized in a 2015 confidential memo, prohibiting the display of the Taiwanese flag at the request of the Chinese Communist Party. These guidelines have restricted U.S. support for Taiwan, by prohibiting both the Department of State and Department of Defense from even posting such symbols on social media.”
Cruz stated, “America should not do the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party in forcing service members and diplomats of free, democratic governments to hide their flag or discard their uniforms. As China grows more hostile toward Taiwan and our friends in the region, it&#8217;s critically important for the United States and the rest of the world to stand unshakably with Taiwan. Allowing Taiwanese officials to proudly display their flag while in the United States is a step in the right direction.”
In September 2018, Cruz <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=4098">issued a statement</a> cheering the Trump administration’s decision to conduct regular arms sales to Taiwan: “I am glad to see the Trump administration conducting regular arms sales to our Taiwanese allies, after many years in which the Obama administration played politics with our legal obligations to Taipei. These sales advance American national security both by empowering our allies to defend themselves and by visibly demonstrating that America stands with our friends. We should be constantly looking for ways to deepen cooperation.”
After meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan in January 2017, Cruz <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=2951">slammed</a> the Communist Chinese government for trying to interfere with the meeting, stating:
<blockquote>Shortly before our meeting, the Houston congressional delegation received a curious letter from the Chinese consulate asking members of Congress not to meet with President Tsai, and to uphold the “One-China policy.” The People’s Republic of China needs to understand that in America we make decisions about meeting with visitors for ourselves. This is not about the PRC.  This is about the U.S. relationship with Taiwan, an ally we are legally bound to defend.  The Chinese do not give us veto power over those with whom they meet. We will continue to meet with anyone, including the Taiwanese, as we see fit. The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is not on the negotiating table. It is bound in statute and founded on common interests. I look forward to working with President Tsai to strengthen our partnership.</blockquote>
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China Warns U.S.: ‘Appreciate Great Sensitivity’ Of Taiwan Question. Cruz: ‘Appreciate The Great Sensitivity Of 343k People Dead’

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On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent congratulations to Taiwanese President Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the beginning of her second term as president, noting, “Our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish.”
On Wednesday, Communist China issued a direct threat against the United States, with the spokesman for its Foreign Ministry fulminating that Pompeo’s congratulations would trigger Communist China to “take necessary counter-measures, and the consequences will be borne by the US side.”
Pompeo wrote, “Congratulations to Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of your second-term as Taiwan’s President. Taiwan’s vibrant democracy is an inspiration to the region and the world. With President Tsai at the helm, our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish.”
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Congratulations to Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of your second-term as Taiwan’s President. Taiwan’s vibrant democracy is an inspiration to the region and the world. With President Tsai at the helm, our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish.
&mdash; Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1262724419513966598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Tsai Ing-wen responded, “Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo">@SecPompeo</a>for your well wishes. The Taiwan-US partnership is strong &amp; full of promise. I look forward to furthering our friendship based on our many shared values &amp; interests.”
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I am honoured to once again take on the responsibility entrusted to me by the Taiwanese people as President. I know that no matter the challenges we may face, we will stand together in freedom, democracy, &amp; solidarity. Full speech:
&mdash; 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen) <a href="https://twitter.com/iingwen/status/1262976750289432577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ing-Wen added later on Tuesday, “I am honoured to once again take on the responsibility entrusted to me by the Taiwanese people as President. I know that no matter the challenges we may face, we will stand together in freedom, democracy, &amp; solidarity.”
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Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecPompeo</a> for your well wishes. The Taiwan-US partnership is strong &amp; full of promise. I look forward to furthering our friendship based on our many shared values &amp; interests. <a href="https://t.co/9GM4tcriB9">https://t.co/9GM4tcriB9</a>
&mdash; 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen) <a href="https://twitter.com/iingwen/status/1262735767056429057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Pompeo’s congratulation of Ing-Wen triggered Lijian Zhao, the spokesman for Communist China’s Foreign Ministry, to issue a threat on Wednesday directed against the United States, stating that there was a &#8220;One-China&#8221; policy, and tweeting, “On Pompeo’s congratulation to Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration, we express strong indignation and condemnation. China will take necessary counter-measures, and the consequences will be borne by the US side.”
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On Pompeo’s congratulation to Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration, we express strong indignation and condemnation. China will take necessary counter-measures, and the consequences will be borne by the US side. <a href="https://t.co/I09FVPJM80">pic.twitter.com/I09FVPJM80</a>
&mdash; Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) <a href="https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1263057899946942471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In December 2016, when President Trump was still President-elect and and not yet been inaugurated, Tsai Ing-wen shared an <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-china-tsai-idUSKBN13V1T7">unprecedented phone call with him</a>; the first with a U.S. president-elect or president since Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition to China from Taiwan in 1979. Tsai congratulated Trump for his victory in the presidential election. The Communist Chinese government was furious, issuing a diplomatic protest, which led the Obama administration to reassure Beijing that the United States was committed to the “One China” policy.
Trump vigorously defended the phone call, writing, &#8220;Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call.&#8221;
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Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call.
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/804863098138005504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Senator Ted Cruz issued a tweet supporting Trump while simultaneously slamming the foreign policy of the Obama Administration, writing,  &#8220;I would much rather have Donald Trump talking to President Tsai than to Cuba&#8217;s Raul Castro or Iran&#8217;s Hasan Rouhani. This is an improvement.&#8221;
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I would much rather have Donald Trump talking to President Tsai than to Cuba&#39;s Raul Castro or Iran&#39;s Hasan Rouhani. This is an improvement.
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/805031895427846145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), who has been a harsh critic of the Communist Chinese government, <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=547">issued a statement</a> at the time that read, &#8220;America&#8217;s policy toward Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act, under which we maintain close ties with Taiwan and support its democratic system. I commend President-elect Trump for his conversation with President Tsai Ing-wen, which reaffirms our commitment to the only democracy on Chinese soil. I have met with President Tsai twice and I&#8217;m confident she expressed to the president-elect the same desire for closer relations with the United States.&#8221;
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Pompeo Congratulates Taiwanese President On Starting Second Term. Then China Threatens U.S.

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The Trump administration hit hard against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) late this week with the announcement that a Taiwan chip manufacturer will be building a plant in the United States and that the move will severely restrict the company&#8217;s ability to sell to China&#8217;s Huawei.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) announced that it will build a new factory in Arizona as part of a $12 billion deal with the U.S. that will &#8220;create over 1,600 high-tech professional jobs directly, and thousands of indirect jobs in the semiconductor ecosystem,&#8221; the company <a href="https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&amp;newsid=THGOANPGTH">said</a> in a statement.
&#8220;TSMC welcomes continued strong partnership with the U.S. administration and the State of Arizona on this project,&#8221; the company added. &#8220;The strong investment climate in the United States, and its talented workforce make this and future investments in the U.S. attractive to TSMC. U.S. adoption of forward-looking investment policies to enable a globally competitive environment for a leading edge semiconductor technology operation in the U.S. will be crucial to the success of this project.&#8221;
Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-semiconductors-tsmc/taiwan-semiconductor-to-announce-plans-for-us-factory-source-idUSKBN22Q38T">reported</a>:
<blockquote>A U.S. Commerce Department official said TSMC’s decision to locate the plant in the United States generated &#8220;good will&#8221; at the department, the drafter of a law that would, if implemented, severely restrict TSMC chip sales to Huawei.
Credit Suisse analysts said proposed restrictions could threaten TSMC’s 14% of sales from Huawei, escalate U.S.-China tensions and delay the rollout of the next-generation 5G mobile network.</blockquote>
The plant is &#8220;the biggest foreign investment by TSMC,&#8221; Reuters notes, and &#8220;will produce the most sophisticated 5 nanometer chips, which can be used in high-end defense and communications devices.&#8221;
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to the news on Twitter, writing: &#8220;The U.S. welcomes TSMC’s intention to invest $12B in the most advanced 5-nanometer semiconductor fabrication foundry in the world. This deal bolsters U.S. national security at a time when China is trying to dominate cutting-edge tech and control critical industries.&#8221;
Pompeo said that the chip will be used for a wide range of functions, including in 5G base stations and F-35 fighter jets, Reuters notes.
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The U.S. welcomes TSMC’s intention to invest $12B in the most advanced 5-nanometer semiconductor fabrication foundry in the world. This deal bolsters U.S. national security at a time when China is trying to dominate cutting-edge tech and control critical industries.
&mdash; Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1261143980634509318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2020</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/05/us-secretary-commerce-wilbur-ross-praises-plans-taiwan-semiconductor">praised</a> the deal, saying, “TSMC’s plan to build a $12 billion semiconductor facility in Arizona is yet another indication that President Trump’s policy agenda has led to a renaissance in American manufacturing and made the United States the most attractive place in the world to invest.”
“This plan is the result of years of close collaboration among TSMC, the Governor of Arizona and his staff, and the Administration, particularly our Assistant Secretary of Commerce Ian Steff,” Ross added. “This announcement is the product of strong cooperation between federal, state, and local governments, leveraging the unprecedented investment climate for manufacturers created by President Trump. Our global team of Commerce professionals stand ready to work with additional semiconductor companies looking to expand their operations and investments in the United States.”
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TSMC Chairman Mark Liu Declines to Reaffirm Previous Forecast Given Uncertainty

Trump Delivers Blow To China With Announcement That Taiwan Chip Maker Building $12 Billion U.S. Plant

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On Monday, the World Health Organization&#8217;s leading attorney stated that WHO’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has &#8220;no mandate&#8221; to invite Taiwan to participate in its World Health Assembly (WHA) next week. WHO principal legal officer Steven Solomon said member states have to make the decision, and their opinions were “divergent.”
<a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/497157-who-says-it-cannot-invite-taiwan-to-upcoming-global-health-meeting">The Hill</a> reported that Solomon stated at a briefing with reporters, “To put it crisply, director-generals only extend invitations when it&#8217;s clear that member states support doing so, that director-generals have a mandate, a basis to do so. Today however, the situation is not the same. Instead of clear support there are divergent views among member states and no basis there for — no mandate for the DG to extend an invitation.”
Solomon acknowledged a proposal had been made “to the assembly itself to make a decision on an invitation … That is procedurally how it is supposed to work under the Constitution. All 194 Member States can consider the issue collectively, in accordance with the rules of procedure. Success depends on political will and political engagement, which underscores the point that this is a political issue that is properly in the hands of Member States,” <a href="https://healthpolicy-watch.org/member-states-submit-proposal-to-invite-taiwan-to-world-health-assembly/">Health Policy Watch</a> reported.
<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/says-no-mandate-invite-taiwan-161506406.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&amp;soc_trk=tw">Yahoo News</a> reported, “China berated New Zealand on Monday for its support for Taiwan&#8217;s participation at the WHO, saying the country should ‘stop making wrong statements’ on the issue to avoid damaging bilateral ties.”
On May 6, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo <a href="https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-at-a-press-availability-5/">said Taiwan should be allowed to participate</a> at the WHA, adding that Ghebreyesus had the power to invite them. He asserted, “I also call upon WHO Director-General Tedros to invite Taiwan to observe this month&#8217;s WHA, as he has the power to do, and as his predecessors have done on multiple occasions.”
“On the <a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA73/Background_on_supplementary_agenda.pdf">same day, a proposal for a vote on the issue by member states at the upcoming Assembly was submitted to WHO by the Central American country of Belize</a>. A swelling list of other sponsors have now formally added their names to the call, including the central American countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Paraguay; the Caribbean islands of Haiti, St. Lucia, <a href="https://www.gov.kn/">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a>; Eswatini in southern Africa; and the Pacific small island states of The Marshall Islands, Palau, Republic of Nauru, and Tuvalu,” Health Policy Watch noted.
The Hill noted, “Taiwan has earlier participated in WHA meetings as an observer state under the name ‘Chinese Taipei’ between 2009 and 2016, and that came about with increased relations between Beijing and Taipei. Yet Taiwan was refused an invitation in 2017 and has since not participated in the annual meeting.”
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-who-was-warned-in-december-about-the-coronavirus-taiwan-says-the-organization-ignored-the-warning">reported</a> on March 21:
<blockquote>Health officials in Taiwan say they warned the World Health Organization in December 2019 that the coronavirus could be passed via human-to-human contact, but the organization ignored its warnings, possibly due to its relationship with China, where the virus originated.
The Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2a70a02a-644a-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68">reported</a> Friday that Taiwan made the claim, insisting the WHO didn’t communicate the possible ease of transmission early enough. Taiwan, the Times noted, “is excluded from the WHO because China, which claims it as part of its territory, demands that third countries and international bodies to not treat it in any way that resembles how independent states are treated.”
The Taiwanese health officials said doctors in the country learned that medical staff on mainland China were getting ill, suggesting human-to-human contact was possible. Officials in Taipei said they reported the information at the end of December 2019. Taiwanese government officials who spoke to the Times said their warnings were not shared by the WHO.
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China Wins Again: WHO Says Its Director-General Has No Mandate To Include Taiwan At Assembly

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The Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s (CCP) attempts to pressure Australia to back off calls for an international investigation into China&#8217;s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China, appear to have backfired as Australia now supports Taiwan rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO) after it was ousted by Beijing in 2016.
&#8220;The position, which follows an appeal from Taiwan&#8217;s Health Minister, is consistent with Australia&#8217;s long-held view that Taiwan should be able to participate in practical cooperation at the UN health agency,&#8221; The Sydney Morning Herald reported. &#8220;Australia and China&#8217;s foreign ministries have traded barbs over the past week, leading to accusations of bullying, coercion and intimidation as the Morrison government pushes global calls into an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus.&#8221;
Taiwan warned the WHO in December about the coronavirus epidemic that was growing inside China but was ignored. FT <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2a70a02a-644a-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68">reports</a>:
<blockquote>Taiwan said its doctors had heard from mainland colleagues that medical staff were getting ill — a sign of human-to-human transmission. Taipei officials said they reported this to both International Health Regulations (IHR), a WHO framework for exchange of epidemic prevention and response data between 196 countries, and Chinese health authorities on December 31.
Taiwanese government officials told the Financial Times the warning was not shared with other countries.</blockquote>
Australia is expected to formalize its call for an international investigation into China during the World Health Assembly on May 17.
&#8220;The challenge of COVID-19 demands a determined, global response. The WHO must therefore maintain a close working relationship with all health authorities,&#8221; a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told The Sydney Morning Herald. &#8220;We support Taiwan’s participation as an observer or guest, consistent with our one-China policy.&#8221;
Taiwan is only eligible for observer status at the WHO because China claims that Taiwan is not its own nation and is essentially a province that belongs to China. The Council on Foreign Relations <a href="https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/why-does-who-exclude-taiwan">reported</a>:
<blockquote>While Beijing will never accept Taiwan’s formal entry into organizations that require statehood, lesser forms of participation are possible. For example, during the 2008–2016 political detente between Beijing and Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) government, Taiwan was invited to be an observer at the [World Health Assembly] WHA under the name “Chinese Taipei.” This invitation, however, had to be renewed annually with China’s approval, and Taiwan was blocked from most WHO technical meetings where important health information and decisions were discussed. Since Taiwan elected [pro-independence] President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)—which Beijing condemns—in 2016, Taiwan has not been able to return to the WHA.</blockquote>
The news comes after China tried to threaten Australia with economic punishments if it continued to press ahead with support for investigations into China.
“Ambassador Cheng Jingye on Monday said the push was ‘dangerous’ and could encourage Chinese citizens to not purchase Australian exports or travel to the nation,” <a href="https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6152226957001">Sky News Australia</a> reported. “The government however is not backing down from the call for an independent inquiry, with Foreign Minister Marise Payne criticizing the threat of an economic hit due to the push.”
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison Calls May 18 Election

China Tried To Pressure Australia To Back Off Coronavirus Investigation. It Backfired.

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World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed last week that the people of Taiwan were making racist attacks against him, and that the government was supporting their racism.
During an April 8 briefing, Tedros, as he is known, said seemingly out of the blue:
<blockquote>[S]ince I don’t have any inferiority complex when I am personally affected or attacked by racial slurs, I don’t care because I am a very proud black person or Negro. I don’t care being called even Negro. I am. That’s what came from some quarters and if you want me to be specific, three months ago this attack came from Taiwan. We need to be honest. I will be straight today, from Taiwan and Taiwan the foreign Ministry they know the campaign they didn’t dissociate themselves. They even started criticizing me in the middle of all that insult and slur but I didn’t care.</blockquote>
Tedros is an Ethiopian microbiologist.
During this same press conference, Tedros also called for “global solidarity” and for people to “quarantine politicizing COVID.” He also demanded “honest leadership from the United States and China,” as if the Chinese Communist Party’s lies about the origin and spread of the virus were somehow equal to whatever “lies” he believes the U.S. has told.
Ben Weingarten <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/15/world-health-organization-director-again-parrots-chinese-propaganda-in-anti-taiwan-tirade/">wrote</a> at The Federalist that this is not the first time Tedros has played the race card in order “to deflect criticism of his organization’s response to the Chinese coronavirus.” Weingarten sent a list of questions to the WHO asking for evidence of these alleged racist attacks Tedros keeps claiming to get:
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<li>Can you provide any specific examples of the “attacks” to which the director-general was referring?</li>
<li>Can you point to evidence suggesting the attacks came from Taiwan, and clarify whether the director-general was saying that private citizens from Taiwan were engaging in such attacks, or rather that its government was doing so?</li>
<li>Can you point to evidence regarding the assertion that Taiwan’s foreign ministry was aware of this “campaign,” and “didn’t dissociate” itself?</li>
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So far, Weingarten has not heard back.
More from Weingarten:
<blockquote>The remarks came amid a public appearance in which Tedros was responding to criticism from President Donald Trump about WHO’s “<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1247540701291638787">China-centric</a>” nature and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-us-may-put-a-very-powerful-hold-on-funding-to-world-health-organization">threats</a> by the Trump administration to cut the United States’ disproportionate WHO funding.
Beijing certainly would have approved of Tedros’ decision to lash out at Taiwan. After all, while democratic Taiwan has handled the coronavirus crisis with as much success as any other place in the world, further strengthening its symbol of what a free and democratic China could look like, the CCP has successfully pressured the WHO <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/481403-us-lawmakers-to-push-for-who-to-recognize-taiwan-as-independent-state">not to recognize it</a>.</blockquote>
The WHO, as Weingarten explained, excluded Taiwan from its World Health Assembly for the past three years and barred it from the organization’s emergency coronavirus conference in January.
Radio Free Asia <a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/apologies-04102020105650.html">reported</a> that investigators in Taiwan “found a number of fake Twitter accounts linked to China posting fake apologies to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has accused the democratic island of involvement in a series of personal and racist attacks against him.” The fake accounts were made to look like RFA’s account.

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WHO Director Bashes Taiwan Using Chinese Propaganda

The World Health Organization, unable to refute complaints about its response to the global coronavirus pandemic, built largely on its willingness to take Chinese government information at face value, is now calling its critics, particularly its Taiwanese critics, racists.
Taiwan, which has struggled with gaining international recognition and was all but cut out of the World Health Organization&#8217;s coronavirus response, has been particularly critical of the WHO, claiming that it tried repeatedly to warn the global health group that China was withholding, hiding, and even actively quashing vital information about the spread of COVID-19. Taiwan also says that its response to the coronavirus was better than China&#8217;s and that its data on the disease could help other countries &#8212; but that the data must be separate from China&#8217;s in order to visualize Taiwan&#8217;s results.
The WHO responded by locking Taiwan out completely, lumping its coronavirus-related data in with China&#8217;s, and, in one telling interview, WHO leadership even refused to acknowledge Taiwan&#8217;s independence &#8212; a clear sign that the WHO defers to Chinese officials.
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Bruce Aylward <a href="https://twitter.com/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHO</a> did an interview with HK&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/rthk_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rthk_news</a> When asked about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taiwan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Taiwan</a> he pretended not to hear the question. The journalist asked again &amp; he even hung up! Woo can&#39;t believe how corrupted <a href="https://twitter.com/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHO</a> is. <a href="https://t.co/uyBytfO3LP">pic.twitter.com/uyBytfO3LP</a>
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After the United States joined in the campaign to question the WHO&#8217;s allegiance to the Chinese government, the group&#8217;s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, resorted to claims that Taiwan is behind an international, decidedly racist campaign against the global health body and that the island nation is biased against Africans.
&#8220;When as a community people start to insult us, that’s enough,” Tedros said, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-09/taiwan-rejects-who-claim-of-racist-campaign-against-tedros?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_source=twitter">according to Business Insider</a>. “We cannot tolerate that. But since I don’t have any inferiority complex when I am personally affected or attacked by racial slurs, I don’t care because I am a very proud black person.”
“This attack comes from Taiwan,” he added. “The foreign ministry knows about this campaign and they didn’t disassociate themselves.”
Tedros went on to blame Taiwan for inappropriately influencing the United States and President Donald Trump, who said Tuesday that he and the State Department are investigating whether China improperly influenced the WHO&#8217;s coronavirus response, and whether to rescind the approximately $400 million the United States sends to the WHO each year.
Taiwan, on Thurday, called the allegations of racism preposterous and insulting.
&#8220;Taiwan’s foreign ministry demanded an apology for what it called unnecessary and slanderous comments,&#8221; BI reports.
“Without having checked the facts, Tedros’s unprovoked and untrue accusations not only differ from reality, they have also seriously harmed our government and our people,” Taiwan&#8217;s foreign ministry said in a statement directed at the WHO director-general. “This kind of slander is extremely irresponsible.”
“Taiwan always objects discrimination in any form. We know how it feels to be discriminated against and isolated more than anyone else as we have been excluded from global organizations for years,” Taiwan&#8217;s president added in a post to Facebook. “So I’d like to invite Tedros to visit Taiwan, to see how Taiwanese commit to devote to international society despite being discriminated and isolated.”
The WHO has been on the defensive for several days after Trump threatened to cut off funding, warning the United States that defending the WHO would cause further coronavirus deaths, and that &#8220;politics&#8221; should wait until after the global pandemic has resolved.
The White House has not backed down.

World Health Organization: Criticism Of Our Coronavirus Response Is Probably Racist

Taro Aso, who serves as Japan&#8217;s Deputy Prime Minister, blasted the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) for its soft stance toward communist China amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, saying that the organization should be renamed as the &#8220;China Health Organization.&#8221;
&#8220;Although the details are murky, the W.H.O.’s previous director-general was a Chinese national and at the time there were complaints all around, and now at least the petition has gathered 300,000 signatures or rather 500,000 signatures,&#8221; Aso said, according to Formosa TV. &#8220;People think the World Health Organization should change its name. It shouldn’t be called the W.H.O., it should be renamed the C.H.O., this appeal is truly resonating with the people.&#8221;
&#8220;Early on, if the W.H.O. had not insisted to the world that China had no pneumonia epidemic, then everybody would have taken precautions,&#8221; Aso continued. &#8220;The W.H.O., which is a global organization, does not even include Taiwan, and then precisely because Taiwan is not a member of the W.H.O., it becomes a world leader in fighting the epidemic. Then after that statement is made, the CCP jumps out to correct it, it says Taiwan is a region not a country.&#8221;
The publication also noted that Aso has repeatedly referred to the virus as the &#8220;Wuhan virus,&#8221; which has been <a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200314/p2a/00m/0na/025000c">documented</a> in Japanese newspapers.
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WOW: Japanese official blasts China, says the WHO should be renamed the CHO &#8212; China Health Organization, given the Chinese Communist Party&#39;s role in covering up the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> outbreak: <a href="https://t.co/www1S2nRUu">pic.twitter.com/www1S2nRUu</a>
&mdash; John Cooper (@thejcoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/thejcoop/status/1245463265712496642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote>PRESENTER 1: Pro-Taiwan Japanese Politician Aso Taro blasted the World Health Organization for bowing to China and excluding Taiwan.
PRESENTER 2: Speaking to Japanese lawmakers the deputy prime minister said the W.H.O. should change its name to the C.H.O. or China Health Organization. He said being excluded from the global health body Taiwan was driven to become a world leader in combating the coronavirus.
NARRATOR: The coronavirus pandemic has led to the postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Speaking in Japan’s Parliament, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister leveled fresh criticism against China.
ASO TARO (translated): Although the details are murky the W.H.O.’s previous director-general was a Chinese national and at the time there were complaints all around and now at least the petition has gathered 300,000 signatures or rather 500,000 signatures. People think the World Health Organization should change its name. It shouldn’t be called the W.H.O., it should be renamed the C.H.O., this appeal is truly resonating with the people.
NARRATOR: The Japan official took issue with former W.H.O. director-general Margaret Chan, charging her with inadequate accountability. He said the current director-general was no better for giving into China’s spin about the coronavirus.
ASO TARO (translated): Early on, if the W.H.O. had not insisted to the world that China had no pneumonia epidemic then everybody would have taken precautions. The W.H.O., which is a global organization, does not even include Taiwan and then precisely because Taiwan is not a member of the W.H.O., it becomes a world leader in fighting the epidemic. Then after that statement is made the CCP jumps out to correct it, it says Taiwan is a region not a country.
NARRATOR: Aso had once said that Taiwan in various ways is a country that shares common values of a Japan. He’s regarded as a member of the pro-Taiwan camp and Japanese Politics. Amid the pandemic, he’s turned to China with a critical eye, questioning its claim that the virus was contained and insisting on using the term ‘Wuhan virus’.</blockquote>

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Top Japanese Official: Rename W.H.O. To ‘China Health Organization,’ Use ‘Wuhan Virus’

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On Wednesday, Taiwan, whose request for admission has been stiffed by the World Health Organization despite the fact that Taiwan tried desperately to alert WHO to the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in Communist China, announced it will donate 10 million face masks to countries profoundly damaged by coronavirus disease, President Tsai Ing-wen said.
As <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202004010008">Focus Taiwan</a> reported, “On Tuesday, Taiwan&#8217;s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced Taiwan&#8217;s daily surgical mask output has hit 13 million. The current daily output is more than four times the amount that Taiwan was capable of producing in early February, when it produced an average of 3.2 million surgical masks per day.”
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that the United states would be one of the recipients of the masks. Due to its efforts to boost face mask production, Tsai said Taiwan has transformed itself from an importer of masks into the second largest surgical mask producer in the world, and is now able to provide enough for domestic use, adding that the government aims to increase daily production still further to 15 million units.
Tsai said Taiwan is working on developing a rapid diagnostic test, vaccines and drugs, as well as cooperating with the U.S. the European Union and Czech Republic. MOEA revealed Australia will donate 1 million liters of edible alcohol which can metamorphose into 4.22 million 300 milliliter bottles of 75 percent-alcohol hand sanitizer. Taiwan will give Australia three metric tons of non-woven fabric to make surgical masks.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-who-was-warned-in-december-about-the-coronavirus-taiwan-says-the-organization-ignored-the-warning">reported</a> on March 21:
<blockquote>Health officials in Taiwan say they warned the World Health Organization in December 2019 that the coronavirus could be passed via human-to-human contact, but the organization ignored its warnings, possibly due to its relationship with China, where the virus originated.
The Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2a70a02a-644a-11ea-a6cd-df28cc3c6a68">reported</a> Friday that Taiwan made the claim, insisting the WHO didn’t communicate the possible ease of transmission early enough. Taiwan, the Times noted, “is excluded from the WHO because China, which claims it as part of its territory, demands that third countries and international bodies to not treat it in any way that resembles how independent states are treated.”
The Taiwanese health officials said doctors in the country learned that medical staff on mainland China were getting ill, suggesting human-to-human contact was possible. Officials in Taipei said they reported the information at the end of December 2019. Taiwanese government officials who spoke to the Times said their warnings were not shared by the WHO.</blockquote>
In the last week, Dr. Bruce Alyward, a senior adviser to the director-general of the World Health Organization, abruptly ended a video interview with Hong a Kong-based journalist, Yvonne Tong, who asked him if WHO would consider Taiwan’s membership, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-senior-who-official-avoids-taiwan-question-talks-about-china-abruptly-ends-interview">noted.</a> Alyward responded, “I’m sorry I couldn’t hear your question, Yvonne,” segueing to, “Let’s move on to another one then.”
After the video call froze, Tong tried to call again. When she said she just wanted “to see if you can comment a bit on how Taiwan has done so far, in terms of containing the virus,”Alyward answered, “Well, we’ve already talked about China, and if you look across all the different areas of China, they’ve actually all done quite a good job. So with that, I’d like to thank you very much for inviting us to participate, and good luck as you go forward with the battle in Hong Kong.”

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Taiwan, Stiffed By WHO, Will Donate 10 Million Masks To Nations Hit By Coronavirus

Dr. Bruce Alyward, a senior adviser to the director-general of the World Health Organization, abruptly ended a video interview with Hong a Kong-based journalist, Yvonne Tong, who asked him a question that Communist China might not have wanted him to answer.
“Will the WHO consider Taiwan’s membership,” Tong asked Dr. Alyward, who proceeded to stare blankly until she checked to see if he was still on the other end.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t hear your question, Yvonne,” responded Dr. Alyward, prompting Tong to say she would ask the question again. But Dr. Alyward indicated that he didn’t need the journalist to ask the question again: “No that’s okay, let’s move on to another one then.”
Tong pressed for him to answer the question, saying “I’m actually curious on talking about Taiwan as well, Taiwan’s case.”
Less than a second later, Dr. Alyward leaned forward in his chair and the screen froze – the video call ended abruptly. The narrator of the interview then provides a voice-over, saying they “decided to give Dr. Alyward another call to follow up.”
Tong managed to reach Dr. Alyward again, and said that she just wanted “to see if you can comment a bit on how Taiwan has done so far, in terms of containing the virus.”
The WHO official deflected the question and implied that Taiwan is actually a part of China, and not its own government – a talking point that China’s authoritarian regime has worked hard to maintain.
“Well, we’ve already talked about China,” says Dr. Alyward, “and if you look across all the different areas of China, they’ve actually all done quite a good job. So with that, I’d like to thank you very much for inviting us to participate, and good luck as you go forward with the battle in Hong Kong.”
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‼️WOW‼️ Bruce Aylward/<a href="https://twitter.com/WHO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHO</a> did an interview with HK&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/rthk_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rthk_news</a> &amp; when asked about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taiwan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Taiwan</a> he pretended not to hear the question. The journalist asks again &amp; he hangs up!
She calls back &amp; he said &#8220;Well, we&#8217;ve already talked about China.&#8221;
ENJOY+SHARE THE MADNESS! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaVirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CoronaVirus</a> <a href="https://t.co/jgpHRVHjNX">pic.twitter.com/jgpHRVHjNX</a>
— 😷Hong Kong World City 🖐🏻☔️ (@HKWORLDCITY) <a href="https://twitter.com/HKWORLDCITY/status/1243865641448169474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
Dr. Alyward recently travelled to China as the leader of a WHO fact-finding trip, during which he reported that the communist country did an “extraordinary” job reversing the outbreak of coronavirus, which originated in China, reports <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/08/813401722/who-official-says-coronavirus-containment-remains-possible">NPR</a>. 
&#8220;As long as you have these discrete outbreaks &#8230; there is the opportunity to control them – to get on top of these and contain them and prevent a lot of disease and ultimately death,&#8221; Dr. Aylward told the news agency in early March. &#8220;They actually changed the course of a respiratory-borne outbreak without a vaccine, which was extraordinary.”
As <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/31/800975655/why-theyre-called-wet-markets-and-what-health-risks-they-might-pose">NPR</a> has previously reported, the coronavirus epidemic has been linked to the Huanan Seafood Market, where live animals and ocean critters are sold and butchered, and close-quarters make it easy for diseases to spread. 
While doctors in the area discovered the virus-market link by late December, Chinese officials declined to warn the public and accused doctors of spreading rumors if they talked about the disease, reports <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-it-all-started-chinas-early-coronavirus-missteps-11583508932">The Wall Street Journal</a>. 
The government didn’t announce the virus could spread between humans until January 20, and only instituted a quarantine for Wuhan and several other cities three days later – nearly a month after doctors established the link to the market, reports The Journal.

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