2021/04/21 14:36 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan will seek to be included in a task force led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to investigate Japan’s plans to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. Hsieh Shou-shing (謝曉星), minister of the Atomic Energy Council, said Taiwan wishes to join the task force following Japan s allowing South Korean representatives to inspect relevant work as members of the IAEA delegation. As one of Japan s neighbors, South Korea has been fiercely opposed to the decision to dispose of the water, with various protests occurring.
2021/04/21 17:21 Paraguayan President Mario Benitez. (Facebook, Presidencia de la República del Paraguay screenshot)
Paraguayan President Mario Benitez. (Facebook, Presidencia de la República del Paraguay screenshot)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) President Mario Benitez of COVID-wracked Paraguay has publicly rebuffed China s attempts to bribe his country into abandoning Taiwan in exchange for Chinese vaccines. Paraguay, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases over the past two months, has desperately been seeking to secure vaccines as potential deals with Russia and COVAX have failed to bear fruit. Benitez on Tuesday (April 20) spoke to the press on the status of the vaccines the country desperately needs.
The U.S.-Japan Joint Statement mentions Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China and the ring time jump | U.S.-Japan Statement | Suga Yoshihide
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[Epoch Times April 18, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Xu Zhenqi comprehensive report) Friday (April 16), US President Biden and Japanese Prime MinisterYoshihide SugaAt the White House meeting, after more than 50 years, the US-Japan joint statement mentioned the importance of stability across the Taiwan Strait for the first time; and the leaders of the two countries reiterated the US-Japan alliance and jointly responded to the challenges of the Chinese Communist Party.The content of the statement made the CCP once againJump foot。
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Tsai receives U.S. delegation, commits to regional peace efforts
04/15/2021 04:09 PM
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From left to right: Former U.S. deputy secretaries of state James Steinberg and Richard Armitage, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, and President Tsai Ing-wen. CNA photo April 15, 2021
Taipei, April 15 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday received an American delegation, led by former Senator Chris Dodd, at the Presidential Office, and she reiterated Taiwan s willingness to work with the United States to preserve peace and stability in the region.
Dodd and former U.S. deputy secretaries of state Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, who arrived in Taipei on Wednesday, were the first delegation sent to Taiwan by U.S. President Joe Biden since he took office in January.