Ambassador Chung-Kwang Tien is the Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in India. An ace diplomat, he has held several important positions in Taiwan’s foreign ministry and in different foreign missions of his country.

Ambassador Tien has made a substantial contribution to the growth of India-Taiwan ties ever since he took charge in New Delhi in January 2013.

In an interview with ASHOK TUTEJA, he speaks about how Taiwan succeeded in controlling the dreaded Covid-19 and how his country is assisting other nations, including India, in winning the battle against the pandemic.

Q. Taiwan is being considered as a success story in the fight against coronavirus. What is the secret of your success?

A. There is an old saying: “A stitch in time saves nine.” On December 31, the same day China notified the World Health Organisation that it had several cases of an unknown pneumonia, R.O.C. Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control immediately ordered inspections of passengers arriving on flights from Wuhan.

A team of experts was dispatched to the mainland on a factfinding mission on January 12. Shortly after the team returned, Taiwan began requiring hospitals to test for and report cases. That helped the government identify those infected, trace their contacts and isolate everyone involved, preventing the virus from spreading to the community.

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