‘TRUSTED PARTNER’: Taiwan enjoys bipartisan support in Washington and US tech giants have been increasing their investments in Taiwan, the economy minister said

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 04, 2020
By: Angelica Oung / Staff reporter

Taiwan-US trade relations would remain “on track” regardless of the outcome of yesterday’s presidential elections in the US, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said yesterday.

“Taiwan is a trusted partner of the US,” Wang told reporters at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee in Taipei. “This does not change [depending on] whether the Republicans or the Democrats are in power.”

Taiwan has made significant progress in trade and diplomatic relations with the US in the past few months.

Despite protests from China, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar met with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at the Presidential Office in August. This was followed by a delegation led by US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Keith Krach to attend closed-door meetings with government officials and business leaders in Taipei to bolster trade ties.    [FULL  STORY]