Test tubes are displayed in front of the Biontech logo in this illustration. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Taipei: As talks for Taiwan to access BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine via two major Taiwanese companies reached a head last week, the German firm’s Chinese sales agent put forward a template contract seeking access to Taiwanese medical records.
The clause sparked alarm, as such a requirement would be anathema for Taiwan’s government, long wary of Beijing’s attempts at influence over the democratic island, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told
Reuters.
“The other side did propose such a contract template, which made negotiators in Taiwan and the Taiwan government feel puzzled and troubled, but after talks, the other side stopped insisting and adjusted it in a short time,” the source said.
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TAIPEI (The China Post) â Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (è¡è±æ) expressed heartfelt condolences to Haiti after President Jovenel Moïseâs death and pledged continued partnership between the two nations on Thursday.
The Haitian president was assassinated in his home in the early hours of July 7, local time, while First Lady Martine Moïse was severely wounded in the attack.
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has since taken to Twitter to express her condolences.
âOn behalf of the people & government of Taiwan, I want to offer my condolences on the death of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. We wish the First Lady a prompt recovery, & stand together with our ally Haiti in this difficult time,â President Tsai wrote in a tweet.