US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties
By JOHNSON LAI, Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is scheduled to visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979. The visit, and especially a planned meeting with Taiwan's president, will likely create new frictions between