After the United States and Taiwan signed the first batch of negotiations between the 21st Century Trade Initiative in June, the two parties held a second phase of negotiations in Washington this week to exchange opinions on topics such as agriculture, labor and environment.
According to the press release issued by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on August 18, Eastern Time, under the auspices of the United States Association (AIT) and the Economic and Cultural Affairs Office in the United StatesThe first -stage negotiations of the second stage of the United States and Taiwan delegation held in Washington from August 14th to 18th to exchange opinions on proposed texts in the fields of agriculture, labor, and environment.
The press release describes the talks "effective". The US -Taiwan delegation will continue to discuss in the next few months in order to reach a consensus as soon as possible.The details of the subsequent negotiations will be provided later.
According to a press release issued by the Taiwan Executive Yuan on Saturday (August 19), US officials participating in the meeting include representatives of Terry McCartin and relevant units led by AIT;The Taiwan side was Yang Zhenni, deputy president of the Economic and Trade Office of the Executive Yuan of the Executive Yuan, and participated in departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Taiwan Executive Yuan said that in terms of agriculture, the two parties discuss how to promote agricultural trade, establish food security, and promote climate adaptation and toughness through sustainable agriculture through the practice of transparentness and regulations.How to ensure the international recognition of labor rights and develop more tolerant trade policies, etc.; In terms of environment, discuss cooperation direction such as promoting green enterprises, economic de -carbonization, and promoting natural resource conservation.
Xiao Meiqin, the representative of Taiwan in the United States, responded to the media inquiries on Friday, "The negotiations are happy for the negotiations, and thank the two parties for the hard work of the team."
After the 21st Century Trade initiative of Taimei officially launched on June 1 last year, after one year of negotiation negotiations, the first batch of agreements signed at the AIT Huafu headquarters on June 1 this year.The first batch of agreements include five issues including the convenience of customs administration and trade, good legal operations, service industry regulations, anti -corruption, and small and medium -sized enterprises.Economic opportunities, especially for SMEs.
