2021/05/10 12:03 Taiwan and U.S. flags (Getty Images) Taiwan and U.S. flags (Getty Images) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The second Taiwan-U.S. supply chain dialogue is slated to take place by the end of August. The talks will be held both in-person and virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, CNA cited an anonymous source from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as saying. While Washington and Taipei are still ironing out the agenda for the talks, the latter hopes that discussions will center on 5G or electric cars, the source said. The first round of supply chain talks between the two countries was held on Feb. 5 and saw more than 100 participants from both countries discuss several issues, including cooperation on semiconductors amid the global auto chip shortage.
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Riley Walters was a senior policy analyst and economist at The Heritage Foundation. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a New Year s Talk at the Office of The President, in Taipei, Taiwan, January 1, 2021. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
The goal here is to ensure that companies with questionable dedication to security are prevented from investing in U.S. telecommunication infrastructure.
Without U.S. partnership and regional leadership, Taiwan is at risk of being left behind.
A U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement is long overdue and should be a priority for 2021.
The U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue launches on November 20. In these uncertain times, such discussions, in which friends explore ways to build mutually beneficial economic ties, are more than welcome.
Taiwan, U.S. sign agreement on scientific cooperation
12/18/2020 07:21 PM
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AIT director Brent Christensen (left) and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (second left) at the signing ceremony. CNA photo Dec. 18, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 18 (CNA) Taiwan and the United States on Friday jointly announced the signing of a U.S.-Taiwan Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement aimed at providing a legal structure for further cooperation in these fields.
Speaking at the announcement ceremony at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) headquarters, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) praised the pact as the first concrete result of the inaugural U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership (EPP) Dialogue held on November 20.