U.S. Stresses Taiwan Trade-Relationship Priority in First Talks

  • Parties to cooperate under WTO, APEC frameworks, Taiwan says
  • China opposes any official contact between the U.S. and Taiwan
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The U.S. and Taiwan’s trade chiefs held discussions Thursday, with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai emphasizing the importance of Washington’s trade and investment relationship with Taipei.

In the virtual meeting with her Taiwanese counterpart, John Deng, Tai expressed the U.S.’s interest in working together on issues of common concern in multilateral organizations, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in an emailed statement.