Focus Taiwan
Date: 09/02/2020
By: Liang Pei-chi, Yeh Su-ping,
Stacy Hsu and Kay Liu

Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) The newly announced Economic and Commercial Dialogue between Taiwan and the United States will be held by the end of this year, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Wednesday.

According to Wang, topics to be discussed will include semiconductors and 5G, as well as strategies in the Indo-Pacific region and supply chain restructuring.

The two sides are still discussing when and how to launch the dialogue, Wang told the press before attending a press conference held by the semiconductor industry.

She also said the dialogue will be launched before formal talks are held under the existing bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) framework.    [FULL  STORY]