German Minister to Make Official Visit to Taiwan in Decades-Long First

German Minister to Make Official Visit to Taiwan in Decades-Long First
German Science and Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger addresses the media during a press conference in Berlin on Jan. 14, 2022. Michael Sohn/AP Photo, pool
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Germany will send its federal minister to visit Taiwan next week for talks on research cooperation, an official said on Friday, marking the first high-level visit by a German minister to Taiwan in over two decades.

Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will meet with Taiwanese officials during her two-day trip to Taiwan to discuss expanding cooperation in chip research, green hydrogen, and batteries, a ministry spokesperson said.