Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a briefing on Developing an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, with expert witnesses offering their perspectives, and members of Congress stating their views and asking questions of the witnesses.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2022 Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program. The report covers the full range of trade policy issues addressed by USTR. We focus here on the

The U.S. Commerce Department issued a press release [https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/12/secretary-commerce-gina-m-raimondo-holds-introductory-call-taiwan] of an introductory call between Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Mei-hua Wang, announcing that they "intend to cooperate through a new Technology Trade and Investment

On November 23, the United States and Taiwan met for the second annual U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD). The two sides discussed supply chain issues in multiple sectors, including semiconductors, health products, and electric vehicles. The U.S. side was led by Under Secretary for Economic Growth,

The United States and Taiwan held their first trade talks since 2016 and agreed to strengthen trade ties and work together to address a number of issues, including worker’s rights and the environment. On June 30, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Terry McCartin and Taiwan’s Deputy Trade Representative

On July 6, the Asia Society Institute hosted a conversation with Kurt Campbell [https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/conversation-kurt-campbell-white-house-coordinator-indo-pacific] , who currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council. The conversation was led by Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd

On June 7, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified [https://www.c-span.org/video/?512281-1/secretary-blinken-testifies-house-foreign-affairs-committee-2022-budget] before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and foreign policy priorities. During that testimony, Republican Congressman Andy Barr of Kentucky asked Secretary Blinken about the possibility