Last week, the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in Taipei, Taiwan.

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was asked about several China and Taiwan related trade issues: The review of the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, trade negotiations with Taiwan, and China's application to

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has released summaries of its negotiating proposals for the second stage of the U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative Negotiations.

At a World Trade Institute webinar today, Taiwanese Minister without Portfolio John Deng, who leads Taiwan's trade negotiations, and several other trade experts discussed a number of aspects of Taiwan's trade policy and the U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative.

On the sideline of the WTO's Ministerial Conference last week, U.S. officials and politicians met with Taiwan's trade officials to discuss upcoming trade talks and tax arrangements.

In a recent interview discussing the ongoing trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai dismissed the chances of a free trade agreement that would involve traditional tariff liberalization. At the same time, Taiwanese officials and scholars continue to hope and call for a traditional trade agreement with

The United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade in Washington, D.C. from August 14-18,