taiwiwan's attorney mininistry reviewed the details onn tucuch the delegation includes about 90 peoplethey include lawmakakers, the mayor of prague, business leaders, and the czech republic's second highest ranking official. he's scheduled to meet president tsai ing-wen. he has criticized beijing for opposing the visit. he said he hopes to strengthen ties with taiwan, adding democrcracy and the rule of law come before economic gains. earlier this month, the u.s. secretary of state praised the intention to visit the island. beijing maintains taiwan is part of china under the one china principle. >>> turning to japan where the world's fastest supercomputer has helped shed light on anticoronavirus measures. the new findings make the case for the importance of properly ventilated rooms in the fight against the virus. a research team used a supercomputer fugaku to study the effectiveness of face masks against viral droplets released by other people sneezing or coughing. they say using a mask made of unwoven fabric can cut the amount of droplets a person inhales by about 2/3 compared with no

pompeo praised a move by the czech republic to strengthen titi with taiwiwan.he government announced that the speaker of the senate will travel to the island this month. the administration of u.s. president donald trump is taking a tougher stance against beijing, including sanctions against chinese officials over hong kong and those accused of human rights abuses of ethnic minority uyghuhurs. >>> meanwhile the u.s. government is clamping down on companies that use high-tech products from five chinese firms. a new rule kicks in on thursday, aiming to protect confidential information. the five targeted firms include communications giant huawei and surveillance camera maker hikvision. any company that uses products from the five firms will be barred from signing new contracts or renewing existing ones with the u.s. government. that means companies must effectively choose between doing business with washington or the chinese firms. japanese companies will likely need to certify they don't use products from the five targeted firms when they seek new contracts with w

. >> the united states has aggressively pressed for the last four years to restore taiwiwan's role as an observrve. but the chinese communist party and the world health organization have prevented that. >> azar became the highest-ranking u.s. official to visit taiwan since the u.s. severed plplomatic t ties wi the island more ththan fouour deded ago. he met with president tsai ing-wen and other cabinet members leading taiwan's fight against the coronavirus. taiwan had participated in the w.h.o.'s annual assembly as an observer starting in 2009, but it has not been invited since 2017, one year after tsai's democratic progressive party took power. during the meeting, tsai called beijing's efforts to block taiwan's participation highly regrettatable and said politica factors should not outweigh the basic human right to health. the u.s. has already notified the u.n. that it will withdraw from the w.h.o. next july. it has accused the organization of favoring china. >>> a south korean defense ministry official says the united states and south korea are scheduled to begin joint military exer