US and Taiwan to launch formal trade talks in fall | DW News

The United States and Taiwan have announced plans to start trade talks in the fall. Taipei says it wants to attract more US investment and join international trade blocs, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The announcement comes amid rising tensions with China. A recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island democracy drew sharp criticism from Beijing. Taiwan is the United States’ eighth-largest trading partner delivering semiconductors and many other technologies.

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