U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says there are no plans for signing a free trade agreement with Taiwan, though they are pursuing other ways to expand commercial ties.
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00:00 The top US trade official has quashed hopes of a comprehensive free trade agreement with
00:05 Taiwan.
00:07 Speaking in Washington, Catherine Tai said the US is not pursuing these deals with any
00:11 partners.
00:12 Her comments come after her Taiwan counterpart John Deng expressed hopes that a bilateral
00:17 trade pact signed in June could be expanded.
00:20 But Tai said the Taiwan-US trade relationship could be boosted in other ways.
00:26 We are negotiating another set of disciplines right as we speak.
00:31 We've been making excellent progress and we will continue to look at building out those
00:36 agreements to have an arrangement with the Taiwan economy that is fit for the times.
00:44 The times are very challenging.