A new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill would promote the U.S. defense of Taiwan, as well as enhancing trade ties between the United States and Taiwan and establishing sanctions for hostile Chinese actions towards Taiwan.

As we reported here, the United States and Taiwan announced last week that they would launch a new initiative on bilateral trade issues. USTR is now seeking public comments "on matters relevant to the specified trade areas, including U.S. interests and priorities, in order to develop negotiating objectives

At a Washington International Trade Association event today, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai commented on a number of Taiwan and China trade issues.

The United States and Taiwan announced today that they would launch a new initiative on bilateral trade issues. In the absence of a free trade agreement, which does not appear likely any time soon, this could end up being the most significant formal bilateral trade-related negotiation between the two governments

As the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), an initiative of the Biden administration to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, is under development, there has been a question about whether Taiwan will be part of it. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said today

In advance of the Biden administration's expected launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) next week, a bipartisan group of 52 Senators sent a letter to President Biden yesterday calling for the inclusion of Taiwan in the IPEF.

At a Brookings event today on "Taiwan’s role in global supply chains," John Deng, Minister without Portfolio of Taiwan's Executive Yuan, emphasized Taiwan's desire to be part of the Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.