Daily Memo: Washington’s Nod to Taipei, Turkey’s Latest Discovery

The U.S. delivery of vaccines and a delegation to Taiwan sends a message to Beijing.

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Disregarding protocol. The U.S. has sent some 750,000 COVID-19 vaccines and three U.S. senators to Taiwan. It sent them in a U.S. Air Force C-17, the latest acknowledgment from Washington that much of the diplomatic protocol for relations with Taipei has become rather outdated and silly. It’s the first use of a military aircraft by […]

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