President William Lai (賴清德) is to hold a press conference today alongside senior officials in charge of national security, economic and foreign affairs to outline the next steps in advancing Taiwan-US cooperation, the Presidential Office announced yesterday.
It comes on the heels of the conclusion of the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue in Washington on Tuesday last week. It was the sixth round of talks under the framework, and the first since US President Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, with the two sides signing the “Silicon Renaissance Declaration” and a “Joint Statement on Taiwan-US Economic Security Cooperation.”
The agreements reflect a shared commitment to deepen cooperation across seven key areas, including artificial intelligence supply chains and accelerating efforts to resolve issues such as double taxation, Taiwanese officials said.
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This year’s dialogue was led by US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on the US side, while Taiwan was represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫).
Presidential Office officials said that since taking office, Lai has pursued a clear economic strategy centered on “rooting in Taiwan, adding the United States, deploying globally and marketing to the world.”
Against the backdrop of global supply chain restructuring and intensifying geoeconomic competition, the Lai administration aims to deepen dialogue with the US while strengthening industrial cooperation and investment ties to support Taiwan’s international expansion, it said.
The government will continue to prioritize national interests, broaden its network of international economic and trade partners, and enhance Taiwan’s resilience and strategic importance within global supply chains, it added.
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