Test tubes are displayed in front of the Biontech logo in this illustration. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic
Taipei: As talks for Taiwan to access BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine via two major Taiwanese companies reached a head last week, the German firm’s Chinese sales agent put forward a template contract seeking access to Taiwanese medical records.
The clause sparked alarm, as such a requirement would be anathema for Taiwan’s government, long wary of Beijing’s attempts at influence over the democratic island, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told
Reuters.
“The other side did propose such a contract template, which made negotiators in Taiwan and the Taiwan government feel puzzled and troubled, but after talks, the other side stopped insisting and adjusted it in a short time,” the source said.
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U.S., Taiwan hold first trade talks since 2016 POLITICO 2 hrs ago By Doug Palmer © Taiwan Presidential Office via AP Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, delivers a speech after her inauguration ceremony at a government guest house in Taipei, Taiwan.
The United States and Taiwan held trade talks on Wednesday for the first time since 2016, brushing aside China s objections to the renewed dialogue.
Specifically, the two countries have agreed to work together to strengthen supply chains and address a number of other concerns including workers rights, climate change and wildlife trafficking. Both sides welcomed the resumption of high-level trade engagement and expressed a desire to work closely together, not only on ways to deepen the U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment relationship but also as democratic partners in support of a worker-centered trade policy and in seeking to combat forced labor in global supply chains, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representati