US, Taiwan eye closer trade ties amid China tensions 18.08.2022

Deutsche Welle | Aug 18, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • The United States announced on Wednesday that it will begin formal negotiations with Taiwan on a new wide-ranging trade initiative.
  • Taiwan is also among the top investors on the mainland.
  • And, in retaliation for the recent high-profile visit to Taipei by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, China slapped a ban on imports of citrus, fish and hundreds of other Taiwanese food products.