COVID-19 might have been stamped out ‘easily’ if it emerged in Taiwan or US: Alex Azar

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (right) with Alex Azar. (Photo by=AFP/Handout) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] COVID-19 might have been stamped out "easily" had it emerged in Taiwan or the United States instead of China, the US health secretary said on Tuesday (Aug 11) during a historic diplomatic trip to Taipei. Alex Azar's renewed criticism of China's handling of the pandemic is likely to further stoke already fiery tensions between the United States and China, where the disease first appeared late last year. The two powers are clashing over a range of trade, military and security issues, as well as the pandemic. "The Chinese...