After being excluded from a major new United States economic plan for the Asia Pacific region, Taiwan says its chief trade negotiator, John Deng, will hold more talks with the United States on bilateral trade today.
Deng has pushed strongly for Taiwan to be included in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, one part of the United State administration’s effort to counter what it says is Beijing’s increasing economic and military coercion in the region.
Taiwan Cabinet Spokesman Lo Ping-cheng told reporters that Deng will be holding online talks with Sarah Bianchi, one of United State Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s deputies, on Taiwan-U.S. trade issues.
Deng and Tai met virtually in April, where Deng again expressed Taiwan’s desire to join the IPEF.
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