U.S. Trade Rep. Tai Still Skeptical of Full Taiwan FTA; Taiwanese Officials Keep Pressing Anyway

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 market access commitments of the kind rejected by Tai.