International News: Taiwan offers China help to cope with COVID-19 wave

Published by BBNTEAM at January 2, 2023

Tags

Posted: Monday, January 2, 2023. 10:03 am CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: On Sunday, Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-Wen offered to provide China with assistance to help cope with a new wave of COVID-19, Reuters reported.

The Taiwanese President also noted that Chinese military activities near the island were not beneficial to peace and stability.

Last month, China abandoned its zero-covid policies which included strict lockdowns and since then, there has been a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths.

“As long as there is a need, based on the position of humanitarian care, we are willing to provide the necessary assistance to help more people get out of the pandemic and have a healthy and safe new year,” the President said.

There have been heightened tensions between Taiwan and China since China views Taiwan as its territory and has long vowed to “reunify” the self-governing democratic island.

Meanwhile, during his New Year address, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that people on either side of the Taiwan Strait “are members of one and the same family.”

Advertise with the mоѕt vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Belize ~ We offer fully customizable and flexible digital marketing packages. Your content is delivered instantly to thousands of users in Belize and abroad! Contact us at mаrkеtіng@brеаkіngbеlіzеnеwѕ.соm or call us at 501-612-0315.