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備註請放最後面 違者新聞文章刪除

1.媒體來源:
※ 例如蘋果日報、自由時報（請參考版規下方的核准媒體名單）
REUTERS

2.記者署名:
※ 若新聞沒有記者名字或編輯名字，請勿張貼，否則會被水桶14天
※ 外電至少要有來源或編輯 如:法新社
Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal

3.完整新聞標題:
※ 標題沒有完整寫出來 ---> 依照板規刪除文章
EXCLUSIVE U.S. triples vaccines for Taiwan with 2.5 million-dose shipment
美國輸台三倍250萬劑疫苗

4.完整新聞內文:
※ 社論特稿都不能貼！違者刪除（政治類水桶3個月)，貼廣告也會被刪除喔！可詳看版規
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The United States shipped 2.5 million COVID-19
vaccine doses to Taiwan on Saturday, more than tripling Washington’s previous
allocation of shots for the island, which has faced increasing political and
military pressure from China.

Washington, competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through
so-called “vaccine diplomacy,” initially had promised to donate 750,000 doses
to Taiwan but increased that number as President Joe Biden’s administration
advances its pledge to send 80 million U.S.-made shots around the world.

China, which considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory, has repeatedly
offered to send coronavirus vaccines to the island, which has been battling a
spike in domestic infections. Taipei has expressed concern about the safety of
Chinese shots.

The 2.5 million donated doses of the Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) vaccine were set to
leave Memphis, Tennessee, on a flight belonging to Taiwan's China Airlines
early on Saturday and arrive in Taipei on Sunday evening, a senior U.S.
administration official told Reuters, noting that the prompt delivery was due
to experts from both sides being able to work out regulatory issues.

State Department spokesman Ned Price later tweeted that the plane carrying the
vaccines had departed.

"We are not allocating these doses, or delivering these doses, based on
political or economic conditions. We are donating these vaccines with the
singular objective of saving lives," the senior official said.

"Our vaccines do not come with strings attached," the official said, adding
Taiwan had "faced unfair challenges in its efforts to acquire vaccines on the
global marketplace."

A deal for Taiwan to purchase vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE)
fell through this year, with Taiwan's government blaming pressure from Beijing.

China has denied the accusation, saying Taiwan is free to obtain the vaccines
through Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (600196.SS), which has a
contract to sell BioNTech's vaccine in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

"We believe that these attempts by China to block purchases, for political
purposes, are reprehensible," the senior Biden administration official said.

Taiwan is trying to speed up the arrival of the millions of vaccines it has on
order, although infections remain comparatively low despite a rise in domestic
cases. Only around 6% of Taiwan’s 23.5 million people have received at least
one shot of a vaccine regimen.

The U.S. shipment comes at a time when Washington has been working with Taipei
to create secure supply chains for strategic items such as computer chips, of
which Taiwan is a key producer, that are vital for U.S. automobile
manufacturers and other industries.

It also comes after Taiwan announced on Friday that it will allow Terry Gou,
the billionaire founder of Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW) and semiconductor giant
TSMC (2330.TW), to negotiate on its behalf for COVID-19 vaccines.

Taiwan Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang said Washington's assistance
with vaccines confirmed the "rock-solid friendship between Taiwan and the
United States."

Jonathan Fritz, a senior State Department official, said on Thursday that China
had been “very aggressively using vaccine donations as a lever to induce more
of Taiwan’s diplomatic partners to switch recognition.”

Beijing has steadily whittled down the number of Taiwan's diplomatic allies,
which now stands at just 15 countries.

The United States, which like most countries has no formal diplomatic ties with
Taiwan, has watched with alarm the stepped up tensions with Beijing, and Biden’
s administration has vowed to boost ties with the island, which it is required
under U.S. law to supply with the means of defense.

Earlier this week Taiwan reported the largest incursion yet by China’s air
force, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, into its air defense
identification zone.

Reporting by Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal in Washington;
Editing by Mary Milliken and Daniel Wallis

簡要翻譯：
這名官員表示：「我們配送和交運這些疫苗並非基於政治或經濟考量，純粹只是為了要拯
救生命。」

這名官員說，「我們捐贈疫苗並沒有附加條件」，並說台灣在「全球市場獲取疫苗時，遭
到了不公平挑戰」。

「我們認為，中國基於政治目的企圖阻撓（台灣）採購疫苗，應受譴責。」

美國務院亞太副助卿費德瑋（Jonathan Fritz）17 日曾指出，中國一直「十分積極地利
用疫苗捐贈作為手段，來誘使更多台灣邦交國改變承認對象」
https://tinyurl.com/tabzuzf5

5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
※ 當新聞連結過長時，需提供短網址方便網友點擊
https://tinyurl.com/ymwf2ynj

6.備註:
※ 一個人三天只能張貼一則新聞，被刪或自刪也算額度內，超貼者水桶，請注意
※ 備註請勿張貼三日內新聞(包含連結、標題等)
美國完全不了解台灣
看全台最大民意論壇PTT八卦板就知道明明是政府在卡疫苗啊
怎麼會說是中國阻撓呢

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