flashpoint in u.s.-china relations as the visit to taiwan this week of the u.s. health secretary alex azar. what came out of that? stephen: yeah, that again is another flashpoint. beijing reiterating its opposition to this visit by alex azar to taipei, especially meeting with the president yesterday. azar really hailing the democracy shown in taiwan as well as the fight against the coronavirus. taiwan has been fairly successful relatively speaking against other countries around the world in combating the pandemic. anx azar said taiwan is inspiration to the region and the world. he was speaking mostly about the democracy that has taken hold in taiwan. aboutat length as well the u.s. relationship with taiwan, saying it is highly regrettable that china has stopped taiwan from participating in the world