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Published Date: 2016-11-18
Taiwan’s APEC envoy, James Soong, has met the US secretary of state, John Kerry, on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
This year’s APEC summit will take place in Lima, Peru on November 19th and 20th. Soong and Kerry had a half-hour meeting in Peru on Thursday, local time.
The chair of the minor opposition People First Party (PFP) is attending the event on behalf of President Tsai Ing-wen. At a press conference on Friday, Soong said he and Kerry exchanged views on regional integration. They also discussed “quality growth and human development,” which is the theme of this year’s summit.
Taiwan is concerned that the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) may now be scrapped following the election of Donald Trump as the next US president. Trump campaigned on a protectionist line and his victory presents concerns for export-based economies in Asia, such as Taiwan.