Veteran media personality Huang Baohui interviews former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo across the ocean on the evening of June 17.
In order to assist world allies in the fight against the Chinese Communist virus, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on June 17 that another 20 million doses of vaccine will be released to overseas countries by the end of June. Taiwan, where the epidemic has suddenly heated up recently, is also actively seeking this wave of vaccine releases through diplomatic channels such as its representatives in the United States. The former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, who has always been friendly to Taiwan, recently said in an exclusive interview with Transocean that although the current epidemic in Taiwan is serious, he believes that the ROC government has the ability to obtain the vaccine and that President Tsai Ing-wen will be able to lead the Taiwanese out of the threat of the epidemic.
The U.S. is scheduled to release 20 million doses of the vaccine at the end of June, including Pfizer, Modena and Joulsen vaccines that have been officially licensed in the U.S. and are recognized to be more effective than AZ.
In the interview, Pompeo said that although he has left office and cannot directly influence the U.S. government’s decisions, he believes that there are ways to obtain the vaccine as soon as possible through the ROC government and private institutions.
On Taiwan’s upcoming May 20 presidential inauguration anniversary, Pompeo praised Tsai’s leadership. He said, “The government of the Republic of China allows people to express different opinions, different views, and allows for healthy competition in the political arena; while developing the economy, Taiwan has also taken care of the health of the Taiwanese people during the epidemic, truly demonstrating a good and sound public health system.
Pompeo believes that Tsai will be able to lead Taiwan out of the epidemic this time and continue to lead the people of Taiwan to move forward.
Looking back on his diplomatic achievements over the past few years, Pompeo said in an exclusive interview that, in addition to the efforts he and his team have made, he believes that the Taiwanese people’s adherence to the values of democracy and freedom is also indispensable. He said he “believes wholeheartedly that Taiwan is a model of democracy” and that it is his “sacred duty” to help Taiwan achieve democracy and freedom.
The company’s main goal is to help the public to understand more about the company. Pompeo said happily that he and his wife like Asia very much, and he believes that he will have the opportunity to visit Asia again in the future, preferably this fall. He laughed and said that it would be great if he could visit Taiwan in the future.
Pompeo also asked the interviewer to pass on the message: “Tell the Taiwanese that I love them!” He also expressed concern about Taiwan’s pineapples, which have been cancelled by Beijing. He said he hoped that Taiwan pineapple products are marketed to the world, because dried pineapple is a great product, very delicious and good.” He also said he had received a heartwarming message from the Taiwanese, which made him and his team feel that their work is noble and important.
Pompeo said, “We are giving for America and for Taiwanese people like you. Blessings to all of you.”
Taiwan’s vaccine has reportedly run out of stock within the country as people raise their willingness to administer it after this wave of the epidemic heated up. However, when reporting to the Executive Yuan at 10:30 a.m. today, Chen Shih-chung, commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, mentioned that 400,000 doses of AZ vaccine purchased by Taiwan through the COVAX platform had taken off from Amsterdam at 3 a.m. and was expected to arrive in Taiwan around 4 p.m. today.
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