Azar to visit Taiwan amid tensions with China, highest official to Taiwan since ties cut in 1979

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar plans to visit Taiwan, officials announced Tuesday, as tensions between the U.S. and China continue. The secretary will head to Taiwan as the highest-ranking U.S. Cabinet official to visit since 1979 and the first Cabinet member to go there in six years, according to an HHS statement. The department did not announce a specific date for Azar’s visit. HHS framed Azar’s trip as part of an effort to improve the U.S.’s relationship with Taiwan, which has largely...

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