On June 12, 2023, members of the United States Congress introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve the first trade agreement signed under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on...
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U.S. Senator Robert Portman Calls for a U.S.-Taiwan BTA
On April 15, 2022, U.S. Senator Robert Portman (R-OH) said that the U.S. should begin talks with Taiwan on a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).
42 U.S. Senators Urge USTR to Reconvene Negotiations on a Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
On June 30, 2021, 42 U.S. Senators sent a letter to USTR highlighting the importance of reconvening trade agreement talks with Taiwan.
50 U.S. Senators Urge USTR Lighthizer to Begin Talks for a Trade Agreement with Taiwan
On October 1, 2020 United States Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) (co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus) sent a letter encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to...
Virtual Discussion on a Taiwan BTA
On July 29, 2020, the US-Taiwan Business Council hosted a virtual discussion on a Taiwan BTA with Senator Cory Gardner, analyzing the potential for the United States and Taiwan to negotiate and sign...