The China Post
Date: September 28, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A visiting UK trade minister on Tuesday hailed Taiwan as a key trading partner but
Greg Hands from the UK’s Department for International Trade speaks to students during a speech at National Chengchi University in Taipei on Monday, Sept. 26. (Photo courtesy of the British Office)
said some obstacles should be resolved to enable closer exchanges.
Speaking to The China Post in a phone interview, Greg Hands, minister of state in the United Kingdom’s new Department for International Trade, said bilateral trade was already strong with trading volume at nearly 6 billion pounds a year.
The UK was also “the second most important destination” for Taiwanese investors, he said.
The official said that during his two-day visit to Taiwan, which began Monday, he had met with Taiwanese officials and had a “helpful (and) productive” dialogue about trade issues with President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday.
Hands said that although Taiwan was a “healthy” trade partner, there remained a number of trade obstacles that his government hoped to resolve with Taiwanese counterparts. [FULL STORY]
