2021/06/07 11:50 Taiwanese envoy to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (left) and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Tomita. Taiwanese envoy to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (left) and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Tomita. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwanese envoy to the U.S. Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) on Sunday (June 6) thanked Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Hiroshi Tomita for Japan’s recent donation of 1.24 million vaccine doses to Taiwan. Speaking to Ambassador Hiroshi during a stone lantern lighting ceremony at the Japanese embassy, Hsiao expressed gratitude towards Japan for lending a hand as Taiwan experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases. She said Japan’s donation demonstrates the solid partnership between the two countries, which share the values of democracy and freedom, CNA reported.