US, Taiwan Officials Discuss Trade, Plan Meeting ‘In Coming Weeks’: USTR

Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 12, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed trade and investment issues with Taiwan minister John Deng on June 10 and agreed to convene a meeting of the countries’ Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council “in coming weeks,” Tai’s office said in a statement.

“Ambassador Tai emphasized the importance of the U.S.–Taiwan trade and investment relationship and explained the Biden-Harris administration’s worker-centered trade priorities,” the USTR’s office said.