Matt Taylor’s COVID-19 Taiwan Story

Matt Taylor works for Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture at the Taipei Representative Office in the UK. He lived in Taiwan for several years a few years ago, and has an MA in Taiwan Studies from SOAS, University of London.

Matt kindly agreed to answer a few questions for us.

• His answers are in no way to be taken as an official statement on behalf of his employer.

It’s irrefutable that Taiwan has set the gold standard for combatting and repressing COVID 19 and it is Taiwan – not China – that the world’s democracies should look to emulate in order to most effectively handle this crisis.

Through the skillful employment of technology, thorough testing, government transparency and an excellent health care system, Taiwan is an example for the world that the virus can be controlled.

We can only hope that after this global pandemic is over, the world realizes that it cannot continue to kowtow to China’s unfounded geopolitical beliefs, and that Taiwan cannot be excluded from any fight posing a threat to humanity, from global health to climate change.