US, Taiwan to Hold Trade Talks in Taipei in Defiance of China
- Washington to send delegation to the island next week
- China earlier criticized the US for holding trade negotiations
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Officials from the US and Taiwan plan to hold trade talks in Taipei this month, highlighting the expansion of ties between the two sides in the face of increasingly fraught relations with China.
The US will send a delegation led by Assistant US Trade Representative Terry McCartin and officials from other government agencies for four days of meetings starting Jan. 14, according to a statement late Wednesday from the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy in Taiwan.