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Taiwan medical groups protest name change by international society
01/10/2021 10:30 PM
Photo from TAMRT s Facebook page facebook.com/twsrt
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) Two medical groups in Taiwan recently protested against a unilateral decision by the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) to change their national profile in their membership listing from Taiwan to Chinese Taipei.
Tu Chun-yuan (杜俊元), head of the Taiwan Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (TAMRT), told reporters Sunday that his group is now listed on the ISRRT website under the designation of Chinese Taipei-TAMRT, instead of Taiwan-TAMRT.
Another Taiwanese medical organization, the Taiwan Society of Radiological Technologists (TWSRT), was also subjected to the same change, from Taiwan-TWSRT to Chinese Taipei-TWSRT, he said.
Taiwan welcomes lifting of U.S. restrictions on official contact
01/10/2021 06:02 PM
The Presidential Office. CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) Taiwan s Presidential Office on Sunday hailed the United States decision to remove the restrictions on contact between officials of the two countries, saying it was a reflection of the solid partnership between the two countries.
The announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday that Washington was lifting the restrictions in a bid to regularize interactions between American and Taiwanese officials symbolized the strong partnership ties between Taiwan and the U.S., Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said.
Craft will become the latest – and last – high-ranking Trump administration official to visit Taiwan.
January 08, 2021
Ambassador Kelly Craft delivers remarks at a U.N. Security Council Stakeout on Syria, Oct. 16, 2019.
Credit: Flickr/ US Mission to the United Nations
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The Trump administration will leave office on January 20, but not before offering one more parting gift to Taiwan: a visit by the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft.
The announcement was appended to a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the mass arrests in Hong Kong. After condemning the arrests as an outrage and demanding the release of the pro-democracy figures, Pompeo segued to Taiwan: