Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/26
By: Rita Cheng and Kuan-lin Liu
Washington, Jan. 25 (CNA) As the U.S. rebuilds in the wake of the devastation of
Philip T.Y. Wang (王贊禹, left) and Ricardo Rossello/ Photo courtesy of TECO in Miami
Hurricane Maria, Taiwan is lending a helping hand to disaster relief efforts with a US$20,000 donation each to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
According to a press statement from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami, Director General Philip T.Y. Wang (王贊禹) visited St. Croix, the largest of the islands that make up the Virgin Islands from Jan. 10-11.
During his visit, he met with Osbert Potter, lieutenant-governor of the Virgin Islands, and donated US$20,000 to disaster relief efforts that will be used by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands to rebuild after the hurricane in September.
Wang made a similar trip to Puerto Rico from Jan. 16-18, where he presented Governor Ricardo Rossello with the US$20,000 donation the governor said would be put to good use. [FULL STORY]
