On January 29, ROC Representative to the U.S. Hsiao Mei-chin participated in a video seminar co-organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and a Philadelphia think tank. (Video screenshot)
On January 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EST, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States) and the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia co-hosted a video seminar on “U.S.-Taiwan Relations under Biden Administration: BTA, COVID and Beyond” video seminar. Seminar.
The seminar was moderated by Professor Jacques deLisle, Director of FPRI’s Asia Program, and ROC Representative to the U.S. Mei-Chin Hsiao was invited to discuss the prospects for Taiwan-U.S. negotiations on bilateral trade agreements and Taiwan’s participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) under the Biden Administration, the implications of the successful fight against the Epidemic for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations, and the future opportunities and challenges for Taiwan-U.S. relations. The future opportunities and challenges for Taiwan-US relations. More than 300 people from New York’s political, academic, and media sectors registered to attend.
In the seminar, Ms. Hsiao emphasized that the Bilateral Economic and Trade Agreement (BTA) between Taiwan and the U.S. is not only an economic and trade issue, but also a strategic one. The BTA can lay the foundation for deepening bilateral economic and trade ties; the Biden Administration is urged to resume negotiations on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and continue the Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, in the hope of enhancing Taiwan-U.S. economic and trade relations and deepening ties with the regional economy.
During the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic in 2020, Taiwan was one of the few countries in the world with positive economic growth, partly due to the demand for telecommuting devices and technology from industries affected by the epidemic, reflecting Taiwan’s move from labor-intensive to capital- and higher-technology-intensive industrial upgrading. Taiwan and the U.S. have many complementary industrial structures and should work together to establish a secure supply chain and promote BTA to boost economic growth on both sides.
It is expected that the Biden administration will continue the existing good interaction and continue to deepen Taiwan-U.S. relations, and sincerely hope that the Biden administration will continue to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations such as the World health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with countries with similar philosophies. In addition, the Chinese Communist Party has recently been intruding on Taiwan’s air defense identification zone and increasing its threat to us through cyber attacks, fake messages, and psychological warfare, highlighting the importance of Taiwan-U.S. Security cooperation.
The seminar also addressed the impact of the situation in Hong Kong on Taiwan’s democracy, Taiwan-Europe relations, Taiwan’s energy policy, and Taiwan-U.S. environmental cooperation.
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