International relationsUS and Taiwan tout 'democratic' effort on virus to China's chagrin
Beijing plans military drills near the island following Azar's visit
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, speaks as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen looks on in a news conference at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Aug. 10. (Photo courtesy of Central News Agency)
YU NAKAMURA and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writers
August 11, 2020 05:17 JST
TAIPEI/NEW YORK -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the most senior American official to visit Taiwan in four decades, hailed Taipei's success in containing the coronavirus as "a tribute to the open, transparent, democratic nature of Taiwan's society and culture."