grateful nation, EU, US thank Taiwan for donations of surgical masks

[The_King]

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The EU and U.S. have both expressed gratitude for the donations of surgical masks proposed by Taiwan, which on Wednesday (April 1) pledged to provide a total of 10 million masks to help contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“The European Union thanks Taiwan for its donation of 5.6 million masks to help fight the #coronavirus,” tweeted Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, on Thursday (April 2). “We really appreciate this gesture of solidarity,” she said, adding that Taiwan’s offer “show that we are #StrongerTogether” at a time when international cooperation is necessary to tackle the virus.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Wednesday said the country would donate 10 million surgical masks to “support medical workers in countries where the COVID-19 outbreak is particularly severe.” “Later on, we will provide even more support to the international community based on our domestic production capacity,” she added. “Over the past months, we established a national team. Now, we must take part in a global campaign and work together with other countries,” the president stated. She continued, saying, “Out of humanitarian concern, Taiwan cannot stand by while countries are in dire need of assistance to stop the spread of this virus.” The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de-facto U.S. embassy in the island country, also thanked Taiwan for the “the generous mask donations” via a Facebook post. “These urgently-needed masks will go to front-line medical workers across the United States,” the AIT said, adding that “Taiwan is a real friend.”

 

According to Taiwan’s foreign ministry, a total of seven million of surgical masks will be provided to the EU, Switzerland, and the U.K. The country will send two million masks to the U.S. in addition to the weekly donations of 100,000 masks promised by Taiwan earlier as part of a cooperative project. “We express sincere gratitude for the donation of seven million face masks to various EU countries, including Germany. The offering is an aid at the right time,” said the German Representative to Taiwan, Thomas Prinz. He also commended the Taiwanese authorities for their “very smart measures to prevent the virus from spreading domestically” and the public for their cooperation.

 

 

The British Office Taipei issued a statement, stating, “We are very grateful for Taiwan’s generous offer of surgical masks to the UK among other countries.” The office went on to say, “We look forward to working on further details with the Taiwanese authorities.” The Netherlands, Belgium, and France have also expressed appreciation for the donations via their representative offices in Taiwan.

 

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https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202004090010

Edited April 13, 2020 by The_King

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Sadly tis move won't bring much benefits cos EU is now bro Xi's lapdog... US wun wanna challenge tiongland

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