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Taiwan Moves to Compete with China's World Medical Diplomacy

Ralph Jennings

   TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Taiwan, widely watched from abroad for controlling the
   spread of COVID-19, started this week spreading medical aid to much
   harder-hit countries in a campaign that could help it stand up
   politically against its powerful rival China.

   The island's foreign ministry said Wednesday it would donate 10 million
   face masks to medical personnel in Europe, the United States and 15
   small diplomatic allies. The ministry says it wants to share Taiwan's
   successes to date.

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