US-Taiwan Business Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers appeared on NTD Business on September 17, 2020. He talked about the formation of the US-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Coalition.
President Hammond-Chambers also discussed a bilateral trade agreement between the two, saying it would be mutually beneficial. In addition, he talked about the hurdles remaining to signing such an agreement.
Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers (@RJHCUSTBC) appeared on NTD Business on August 28, 2020. He talked about the unilateral move by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen to loosen restrictions on U.S. meat imports, and the impact this important policy change could have on U.S. businesses, as well as the improved prospects for a U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement […]
Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers (@RJHCUSTBC) appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on May 11, 2020. He talked about Taiwan and the global chip supply chain. Mr. Hammond-Chambers said that it’s worth watching how active the United States will be in using the semiconductor industry to reinforce its national security. Washington could leverage semiconductor equipment exports to determine […]
US-Taiwan Business Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers appeared on NTD Business News on April 2, 2021. He talked about the global semiconductor supply chain and its vulnerability to disruptions. President Hammond-Chambers said “What if the Chinese were to block Taiwan and sever Taiwan’s ability to export its products, including semiconductors? We’d be seeing significant disruptions.” It […]
The US-Taiwan Business Council was mentioned in the New York Times on July 9, 2019 “These tanks and missiles will provide the Taiwan army with a modern capability to deter and complicate the operational planning of the People’s Liberation Army forces that coerce and threaten Taiwan,” Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council, said […]
US-Taiwan Business Council Vice President Lotta Danielsson was interviewed by The Well News for an article entitled “China Irked By US Push for Taiwan Presence at World Health Assembly” published May 14, 2021. In the interview, she said that there is reason for cautious optimism about the chances of making progress on a Taiwan-U.S. trade […]
The article “Growing Pains in Taiwan’s Defense Sector” – written by by Tim Ferry for AmCham Taipei’s TOPICS magazine – quotes Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers. “The obligation that comes with the sale of military equipment can be shaped into supply chain access if the two parties observed feel that the accrued benefit works,” Rupert Hammond-Chambers, […]