An announcement to officially start negotiations under the newly launched Taiwan-US Initiative on 21st-Century Trade is expected in the next few weeks, Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator, Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中), said on Friday.
Deng, speaking in an interview with the Central News Agency, said that talks under the trade initiative, which was launched on June 1 to deepen bilateral trade ties between Taiwan and the US, were expected to commence within the next few weeks.
The initiative, which was not formed as a free-trade agreement involving tariff issues, covers a wide range of areas including trade facilitation, sound regulatory practices,
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<strong>Deng meets with UK officials</strong>
Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中) last month met with senior British economic and trade officials, US news site Politico reported yesterday. They discussed bilateral trade issues and Deng asked for advice on Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a spokesperson for the Taipei Representative Office in the UK was quoted as telling Politico. China reacted by warning the UK that “Taiwan is an inseparable part of China,” the report added. The British Department for International Trade, which had not made the meeting public, confirmed that it had met with
Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中), Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator, visited the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington on Friday to discuss the next meeting under a newly launched US-Taiwan trade initiative.
Deng said he met with US Deputy Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi to talk about the next meeting under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, which was introduced last month.
The first meeting under the initiative was held at the USTR on Monday, but Deng attended the meeting virtually after testing positive for COVID-19 while in Mexico. He flew to Washington upon completing quarantine and visited the
Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中) must skip the SelectUSA Investment Summit this week after testing positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) is to instead represent the nation at the summit, the ministry said.
Deng developed a cough and other symptoms upon arrival in Mexico City on June 18 and tested positive for the virus. He went into self-isolation in a hotel in accordance with Mexico’s disease prevention and quarantine regulations, and adjusted his itinerary.
Deng was diagnosed by a doctor and prescribed COVID-19 medication, the ministry said, adding that the minister
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