US, Taiwan Plan In-Person Trade Talks as China Tensions Simmer

  • Commerce, Treasury, USTR to take part in New York talks
  • Initiative aims to reach pacts in areas such as regulation
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The US and Taiwan will hold in-person trade talks in New York next week as they deepen ties despite opposition from China, which claims the island.

The “conceptual discussions” on the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade -- a plan first announced in June -- will take place on Nov. 8 and 9 and will involve representatives from the National Economic Council, Commerce and Treasury departments, the Office of the US Trade Representative, which will lead the delegation, said in a statement on its website Thursday.