Partners across the Pacific
U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Technology Relations
Intensifying geopolitical complications and supply chain challenges have led countries around the world to reevaluate their strategic approaches to trade, technology, and supply chains, often resulting in increased emphasis on resilience and national security. While policymakers continue to seek new solutions, the United States and Taiwan recently signed the first agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, which seeks to facilitate bilateral trade and investment flows and strengthen U.S.-Taiwan cooperation across a wide range of related areas.
Amid these developments, the National Bureau of Asian Research hosted an in-person event in Seattle on August 14, 2023, to examine U.S.-Taiwan trade and technology relations and opportunities for increased collaboration. The event featured remarks from Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua, Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck, and Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle Daniel K.C. Chen. Over 100 members of the policy, academic, and business communities from the United States, Taiwan, and likeminded Indo-Pacific partners attended the event, which featured a robust discussion on cooperation in the semiconductor industry, deepening bilateral trade ties, and facilitating U.S.-Taiwan investment ties.
AGENDA
WELCOME REMARKS
Roy Kamphausen, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research
OPENING REMARKS
Denny Heck, Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Daniel K.C. Chen, Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle
KEYNOTE REMARKS
Wang Mei-hua, Minister of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
FIRESIDE CHAT
Alison Szalwinski, Vice President of Research, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Roselyn Hsueh, Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University
Tiffany Ma, Senior Director, BowerGroupAsia
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Roy Kamphausen, President, The National Bureau of Asian Research
NBR president Roy Kamphausen with Wang Mei-hua, Minister of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.
Fireside chat with Alison Szalwinski (NBR), Roselyn Hsueh (Temple University), and Tiffany Ma (BowerGroupAsia).
Left to right: Consul General of Japan Hisao Inagaki; Director General, Consulate General of Taiwan, Daniel Kuo-ching Chen; Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck; Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua; NBR President Roy Kamphausen; Director General, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kiang Wen-Jo
