On August 10, 2021, officers from the United States and d Taiwanese Coast Guards held a virtual meeting in which they discussed increasing security and cooperation. Washington’s de facto Embassy in Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan, said in a statement that at the meeting, the sides “discussed ways to improve joint maritime responses to…
Taiwan-US deal on science and tech first concrete result of EPP Dialogue
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Taiwan and the US on Tuesday signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement, the first concrete result of their Economic Prosperity Partnership (EPP) Dialogue last month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said yesterday.
The agreement was signed by Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Managing Director Ingrid Larson in Washington, Wu told a news conference in Taipei.
Wu said that he was joined in Taipei by AIT Director Brent Christensen, Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong (吳政忠) and Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Chern-chyi (陳正祺) in witnessing the ceremony virtually.