On July 8, 2022 the US-Taiwan Business Council commented on the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade as part of USTR Docket 2022-0005
USTBC today welcomed the new “U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade” announced by USTR, and hoped it could lead to negotiations on a U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)
On April 11, 2022, USTBC submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in support of Taiwan’s participation in the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
On January 29, 2022, US-Taiwan Business Council Chairman Mike Splinter and President Rupert Hammond-Chambers met virtually with Taiwan Vice President William Lai Ching-te as he transited through San Francisco. Vice President Lai was traveling home from Honduras, where he had attended the inauguration of President Xiomara Castro as a special envoy for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
Editorial: The Referendums are Connected to the Future of Taiwan’s International Trade 公投議題攸關台灣國際經貿的未來 (Published in Taiwan, December 12, 2021) Editorial by Rupert Hammond-Chambers – Taiwan United Daily News From December 8-10, 2021, Taiwan participated in President Joe Biden’s The Summit for Democracy. This event gathers the world’s leading democracies to counter authoritarianism, combat corruption, and […]