2021/01/06 11:43 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper (Wikimedia Commons photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The U.S. State Department has announced Wednesday (Jan. 6) that it will hold a videoconference with Taiwan expected to cover regional developments, Taiwan-U.S. military cooperation, and arms sales. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper will attend the meeting, which will begin Thursday (Jan. 7) at 7:30 a.m. Taiwan time. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense will participate, CNA reported. This is not the first such dialogue between the two nations. In August 2019, Cooper posted a photo of himself with Gao Shuo-tai (高碩泰), then-Taiwanese representative to the U.S., on Twitter and emphasized his commitme
Top US official to join virtual dialogue with Taiwan today
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The US Department of State on Tuesday announced that a department official would join a political and military dialogue with Taiwan today.
Taipei did not provide details about the dialogue except to say that both sides maintain close cooperation.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Clarke Cooper is to deliver opening remarks at the virtual dialogue at 7:30am Taipei time, a schedule on the department’s Web site showed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Taipei on Dec. 24 last year.