June 5, 2021

The shipment of 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Japan arrived on the Taiwan Island on Friday. Local politicians like Tsai Ing-wen showed no hesitation in outpouring their gratitude to Japan. Taipei city’s landmark “101” skyscraper even displayed LED messages to thank Japan. 

Taiwan’s Central News Agency quoted an anonymous source on Wednesday saying that “Tsai played a key role in the negotiation process with the assistance of the US. The 10-day talks the source described as ‘silent battles’ finally came to fruition when the three sides reached a consensus,” Kyodo News reported on Friday. 

Taiwan is also included in the US vaccine distribution plan, yet it is not known how many vaccines the island will obtain from Washington. Nonetheless, Tsai and her cohorts in the island have already rushed to show gratitude. 

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