Published Date: 2021-07-06
Economics Minister
Wang Mei-hua held an online meeting with Australia’s Trade Minister Dan Tehan
on Monday.
Australia’s
representative to Taiwan Jenny Bloomfield said Taiwan is Australia’s important
partner in trade and investment. Bloomfield said both sides look forward to
deepening cooperation in the areas of natural gas and hydrogen energy,
biotechnology, finance and education.
Meanwhile, Taiwan
has plans to become nuclear free by 2025 and to be free of carbon emissions by
2050. Taiwan and Australia can work together to cut down on emissions.
In addition, Tehan
invited Wang to attend an online forum on hydrogen energy to be held on July
29. Wang said the exchanges will be beneficial as Taiwan works on transforming
its energy industries.