Double standard: Chinese regime outraged by US vaccine donation to Taiwan

In a fact that could begin to mitigate the content of the coronavirus epidemic in Taiwan -one of the countries with the lowest number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Wuhan, China– United States shipped 2.5 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the island this Sunday, which revealed the double standard of the Chinese regime who expressed their discomfort by its propaganda apparatus.

The shipment arrived on a cargo plane from Chinese airlines who took off from Memphis the day before. The Minister of Health, Chen Shih-chung, Yes Brent Christensen, the highest American official in Taiwan, were among those who greeted the plane at the airport on the outskirts of the capital, Taipei.

Chen he said that State United he was showing his friendship during the island faces its most serious epidemic.

This donation sparked indignation from the Chinese regime, which used its official means to show its discomfort. The Communist Party of China (CCP) newspaper Global Times said in an editorial on Monday that “Delivery of American vaccines to Taiwan is a palpable political tactic”.

“Regarding the entry of these anti-epidemic supplies into Taiwan, the statements by the United States and Taiwan are a shameless political operation. They betrayed themselves by manifestly and hypocritically feigning their innocenceThe party editorial said.

The regime led by Xi Jinping Since the start of vaccine production, it has blocked the delivery of doses to the island, which is constantly threatened by military incursions into its air and sea space. As if that weren’t enough, Beijing is one of the world’s leading vaccine sellers, one of the big deals Chinese pharmaceutical companies have made due to the pandemic..

Apparently, the gifts that State United have led in recent weeks – including Taiwan – have sparked a rejection in China that calls these shipments into question while trying to flood markets with its anti-COVID-19 products. The coronavirus pandemic – originating in Wuhan in December 2019 and covered up by the regime at the start – has killed nearly 4 million people worldwide.

In a desperate attempt to keep its current international narrative – and try to undermine trust in the island’s institutions among Taiwanese – World time noted that “Washington has no stake in the island’s fight against the epidemic”.

Xi Jinping’s regime also claims to present Taiwan’s health policies as a “failure.” The Democratic government of Tsai Ing-wen was the first to close borders and ban flights from Wuhan as the coronavirus was just a rumor that spread on social media.

“The current authority of the Progressive Democratic Party (DPP) has the island’s most loyal politicians who follow the United States. Its failure to tackle the epidemic has been rejected by the Taiwanese people and will affect the quality of its service to the Indo-Pacific strategy of the United States and harm the interests of the United States.”, Specifies the editorial of the CCP.

Taiwan – which had practically kept the coronavirus at bay – has been caught off guard by a spike in new cases since May and is now accelerating vaccinations. COVID-19 death toll on island of 24 million people rose to 549, from just a dozen before the epidemic.

Donation of State United also indicates your support for Taiwan in the face of growing pressure from China, which claims the autonomous island as its territory. Washington does not have formal diplomatic relations with the government of Taipei due to the one-China policy, but recognizes that Taiwan can defend itself.

“These vaccines are proof of America’s commitment to Taiwan“, He said Christensen, Director of American Institute of Taiwan, the de facto embassy of State United. “Taiwan is a member of the family of democratic countries in the world”.

State United pledged 750,000 doses for Taiwan earlier this month. Taiwan ordered 5.05 million doses directly from Modern, but so far it has only received 390,000.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen he said that State United had decided to increase the donation through the efforts of both sides over the past two weeks.

(With information from the AP and local media) .-

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