[CTC] Fwd: United States and Taiwan to Hold Negotiating Round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade

[Arthur Stamoulis]

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January 4, 2023

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*United States and Taiwan to Hold Negotiating Round for the U.S.-Taiwan
Initiative on 21st-Century Trade *


WASHINGTON – 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), will hold an in-person
negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade in
Taipei, Taiwan, from January 14-17, 2023.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will lead the
U.S. delegation as the designated representative of AIT.  The U.S.
delegation will be led by Assistant United States Trade Representative
Terry McCartin and will include representatives from several other U.S.
government agencies.

These meetings will be closed press.

*Background*

On June 1, 2022, Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi
and Taiwan Minister-Without-Portfolio John Deng met virtually under the
auspices of AIT and TECRO to launch
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the
U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, which is intended to develop
concrete ways to deepen the economic and trade relationship, advance mutual
trade priorities based on shared values, and promote innovation and
inclusive economic growth for our workers and businesses, including through
new trade agreements.

On August 17, 2022, the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of AIT
and TECRO, announced the negotiating mandate for formal trade negotiations
under this new initiative.  The negotiating mandate can be found here
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and includes a robust agenda for negotiations aimed at reaching agreements
on trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, strong anti-corruption
standards, enhancing trade between our small and medium enterprises,
deepening agriculture trade, removing discriminatory barriers to trade,
digital trade, robust labor and environmental standards, as well as ways to
address distortive practices of state-owned enterprises and non-market
policies and practices.

On November 8-9, 2022, the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of
AIT and TECRO, held
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two days of productive conceptual discussions in New York, during which
they exchanged views on the key concepts to be addressed in several of the
trade areas set out in the negotiating mandate.

These trade negotiations are being conducted in accordance with the United
States’ one China policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the
three U.S.-China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances.

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