Respirator diplomacy of Taiwan

[3] It also launched a hospital ship through the Pacific, providing ventilators and masks to nations unable to obtain medical support from other sources, like Palau.

[5] On 1 April 2020, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that Taiwan would donate 10 million masks to countries severely affected by the pandemic, including America and Europe, along with any other nation that has established full diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

[6] According to the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry, as of July 2021, more than 54 million masks had been donated to over 80 countries since early 2020.

[5] The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, sent a message on Twitter to thank Taiwan for the contributions it made.

The European Union thanks Taiwan for its donation of 5.6 million masks to help fight the #coronavirus.