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<French #148> Taiwan offers help to Beijing in fight against surge in Covid-19 cases - le 1 janvier 2023

   Today's article is about the offer of Taiwan to China over Convid-19 casese from "France 24" dated January 1, 2023.

 

French Original

Taïwan offre son aide à Pékin dans la lutte contre la flambée des cas de Covid-19 

 

Alors que les relations diplomatiques entre Taïwan et Pékin se sont considérablement détériorées au cours de l'année 2022, la présidente de l'île démocratique a tendu la main au gouvernement chinois. Elle a ainsi assuré que les Taïwanais étaient "prêts à fournir l'aide nécessaire sur la base de préoccupations humanitaires" face à la hausse des cas de Covid-19 en Chine continentale.

 

English Translation

Taiwan offers help to Beijing in fight against surge in Covid-19 cases

 

As diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Beijing have deteriorated significantly over the course of 2022, the president of the democratic island has reached out to the Chinese government. She thus assured that the Taiwanese were "ready to provide the necessary assistance on the basis of humanitarian concerns" in the face of the increase in Covid-19 cases in mainland China.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

a assuré: has assured

a tendu: has reached out

ainsi: thus

alors que: while

<B>

base: base, basis

<C>

case: cas

considérablement: considerably

continentale > continental: mainland

cours: course

<D>

détériorées (détériorer): deteriorated (deteriorate)

<E>

étaient (être): were (be)

<F>

flambée (flamber): to flame

fournir: to supply

<H>

hausse: increase

humanitaires > humanitaire: humanitarian

<I>

île: island

<L>

lutte: conflict

<M>

main: hand

<O>

offre > offrir: to offer

<P>

préoccupations > préoccupation: concern

prêts > prêt: ready

<T>

tendu (tendre): extened (extend)