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TAIPEI: Taiwan's top trade negotiator appealed to the United States on Tuesday not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as "building blocks".
TAIPEI, June 7 — Taiwan’s top trade negotiator appealed to the United States today not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal, but understands this will not happen...
Taiwan’s top trade negotiator yesterday appealed to the US not to forget that the nation wants a free-trade deal, but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as “building blocks.” Taiwan has long campaigned for such a deal, in what would be a strong show of support for the nation in the face of unrelenting diplomatic and military pressure from Beijing. It says it is a reliable partner for the US with shared democratic values. Taiwan and the US last week announced a new US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, which envisages new trade...
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