Japan had the largest drop in piracy in the region, decreasing from 66 percent in 1994 to 35 percent last year, while Taiwan followed with a 29-point drop, from 72 percent in 1994 to 43 percent last year, the BSA report said.
On the US concerns over Taiwan's new rice import regime that became effective on Jan. 1, Shih said the changes has adhered to WTO regulations.
Taiwan changed its rice import policy from "import restrictions" to "customs tariff quotas" at the beginning of this year, a move not agreed to by some WTO members including the US.
Washington-Taipei consultations on the rice-regime issue in Geneva in the spring ended with no consensus reached.
The US has argued that Taiwan's new rice-import regime should not be put into force until after the completion of bilateral consultations with all WTO members concerned.
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