Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is expected to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, threatening to further stoke tensions between the U.S. and China in the highest-ranking visit by an American official to the island in decades. Azar, who said last week the trip would underscore “our shared belief that free and democratic societies are the best model for protecting and promoting health," is set to discuss the international response to the coronavirus, along with supplies of medical equipment and technology. Besides...
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