Wuhan virus:Taiwan's decision to temporarily halt mask exports stirs controversy at home

[kankan326]

So the problem is whatever it's officially said or not? not the action in itself?

Definitely not the action itself. We don't think the situation would be any better even if Taiwan exports some masks. The demand is too big, far beyond Taiwan capablilty. Gesture of good will is more meaningful than the actual aid. Unfortunately we saw something opposite.

 

[Mista]

Taiwan is a very politicized society

 

[kankan326]

Good trick. This is like a "good idea" popped up from a buntch of sneaky and dumb villains.

君子不趁人之危，台湾人真会给自己拉仇恨

 

[Mista]

Good trick. This is like a "good idea" popped up from a buntch of sneaky and dumb villains.

君子不趁人之危，台湾人真会给自己拉仇恨

But when you have to throw the mask away, it's like throwing away your flag in the dustbin.

 

[Menthol]

Amazing Taiwan.

The force of good... lol


Oh, btw the communist is so evil.

 

[Trango Towers]

At such times all political boxing should be set aside. I would even say help the indians at time of disaster.

 

[kankan326]

But when you have to throw the mask away, it's like throwing away your flag in the dustbin.

Not a problem at all. We know "Republic of China" is just a shell of "Republic of Taiwan". Most Taiwanese don't care it. ROC is a mask that they have to wear in some occasions. And throw it away later. Typical Taiwanese.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

They are probably saving those masks for themselves cuz they are next door and could be hit real hard pretty soon. Shanghai is hit oretty badly already.

Anyways we pakistaniz should send some free masks as donation to china and gloves etc least we can do.

**** taiwan insane people.

I garantee you if this was a problem for india we would donate masks to india for free because it the most humane thing to do. Even though we are enemies we respect humanity.

Such bad human beings live in taiwan.

 

[Rusty]

2 things.

1. "Some Taiwanese celebrities criticised the decision, saying that the island's government should show more empathy towards those hit by the coronavirus outbreak in China."

Gotta love dat freedom of speech.
Any celebs criticizing the CPC in China will not be a celebrity any more if you catch my drift

and
2. Countries have to defend themselves first.
HK, Australia and other places have been having issues for years of Chinese people buying all the baby formula and other things to sell back in China. This leaves locals without access to such things.
Why should Australia or other nations pay the price for Chinese people not trusting CPC?

 

[Yaseen1]

masks manufacturing companies are earning high profits due to outbreak of coronavirus

 

[Rusty]

masks manufacturing companies are earning high profits due to outbreak of coronavirus

not really.
Chinese re-sellers are.
They are buying up all the stock at normal prices and selling them on taobao for crazy markup.

 

[striver44]

TAIPEI - A decision by the Taiwanese authorities to impose a month-long halt on exports of medical-grade face masks has sparked a controversy on the island.

Some Taiwanese celebrities criticised the decision, saying that the island's government should show more empathy towards those hit by the coronavirus outbreak in China. But they were slammed on social media for the criticism.

Face mask sales have risen tenfold since the outbreak of the Wuhan virus, with many retailers running out of masks in the past two weeks.

The announcement of Taiwan's eighth confirmed case of an infected person on Tuesday (Jan 28) has no doubt further fuelled demand.

The government, led by Premier Su Tseng-chang, in January on a number of occasions sought to reassure Taiwanese about the supply of face masks. But the spike in infections everywhere, coupled with the pause in manufacturing for Chinese New Year, led Mr Su on Jan 24 to announce the temporary halt in exports to ensure enough supplies on the island.

"Please don't panic and stock up. There are enough masks in Taiwan for everyone," he said.

But Chinese netizens were up in arms over the "politicised" decision, with many complaining on Weibo about how "Taiwan wants (them) to die".

A few Taiwanese celebrities agreed. Singer Christine Fan Wei-chi blasted Mr Su on her personal Facebook page, denouncing him as "inhuman" and a "thug", and television presenter Dee Hsu said on Weibo that people should help one another.

"Hate is more awful than a virus," she said, while expressing support for her sister, actress Barbie Hsu, who has been buying masks in Japan to donate to Wuhan residents.

But the celebrities found themselves on the receiving end of a backlash, with many social media users saying they cared more about China because of their ties to the mainland. Barbie Hsu's husband is Chinese entrepreneur Wang Xiaofei, who praised her mask donation work on Weibo, and Ms Fan has often performed in China, where she has 47 million followers on Weibo.

One comment posted on Ms Fan's Facebook page said: "Taiwanese people's lives are not important enough for you?" A comment posted on Dee Hsu's Weibo account read: "I really admire you, but I hope you can understand we need to protect ourselves before we can do that for others."
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...y-halt-mask-exports-stirs-controversy-at-home

what's wrong with that, taiwan should take care of its citizens first.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Only a matter of time, that all countries around China follow such steps.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1223647127139602432