Flags of Taiwan and the US are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan on March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
TAIPEI, June 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan and the United States will hold trade talks under a newly agreed framework on Monday, the US Trade Representative’s office said.
US Deputy Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi will meet with the island’s top trade negotiator, John Deng, to discuss an initiative on trade in the 21st century, her office said, without giving details.
The initiative was unveiled this month, just days after the Biden administration excluded the Chinese-claimed island from its Asia-focused economic plan designed to counter China’s growing influence, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF. Continue reading
Taiwan still hopes to eventually strike a free trade agreement with the United States, Deng told Reuters. Continue reading
The United States has no official ties with Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer, but has increased its involvement as China seeks to isolate it from global institutions.
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