2021/05/04 12:09 Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was bestowed the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service by the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) on Tuesday (May 4) despite reports the Canadian government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to pressure the organization not to give Tsai the award. On April 11, Politico cited multiple sources as saying that the HFX planned to present its John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service to Tsai. However, according to the news site, when the Trudeau administration became aware of this, it feared poking the Chinese bear and threatened to end funding for the forum.
Taiwan s Tsai wins Canadian government-backed award that Ottawa reportedly tried to block
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