Posted on June 16, 2021. In addition to highlighting U.S.-Taiwan cooperation on controlling the pandemic, the visit of U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan and Chris Coons also carries some additional implications that deserve attention. First, prior to the three senators’ visit to Taiwan, the U.S. announced that the Biden administration would be giving Taiwan 750,000 doses of vaccines and pandemic prevention materials to illustrate the United States’ and Taiwan’s efforts to work together to combat the new pandemic. In his farewell speech on May 26, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Taipei office, William Brent Christensen, said that Taiwan was not a priority country for U.S. vaccine aid due to the relatively low number of confirmed cases and deaths from the virus. He further asked President Tsai Ing-wen to find another source of supply to meet the urgent need. Following this statement, there was a national outcry that spread across political party lines. Therefore, the three senators’ recent visit to Taiwan not only is timely assistance, but also has the political connotation of “rescuing” Tsai’s administration.