Radio Taiwan International
Date: 27 April, 2020
By: Natalie Tso
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung displayed the gift of tulips from the Netherlands at his daily press briefing (screenshot of press conference)
The office delivered orange tulips and stroopwafels, a quintessential Dutch delicacy, to 35 places, including hospitals that are caring for COVID-19 patients and Taoyuan International Airport.
The gifts were also sent to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), where they were shown at the daily press conference hosted by Health Minister Chen Shih-chung. Chen said, "(The gifts) represent our friendship".
The office thanked the workers "for their determined contribution, generous sharing, and vigilant gatekeeping," which it said has "created another Taiwan miracle and deepened the friendship between the Netherlands and Taiwan." [FULL STORY]
