Published Date: 2021-08-19
Two Taiwanese
cabinet ministers are taking part in intergovernmental meetings under the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
Taiwan’s foreign
ministry says Health Minister Chen Shih-chung will attend the 2021 APEC High
Level Meeting on Health and the Economy. Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Chen
Chi-chung took part in the Food Security Ministers' Meeting on Thursday.
Taiwan will also
have representatives at the Third Senior Officials’ Meeting, set to take place
between August 31 and September 3. The foreign ministry says the meeting will
discuss trade liberalization, measures to achieve sustainable growth, and
initiatives to promote innovation and digitalization.
Taiwan is one of
21 formal member economies in the organization, which also includes China, the
United States, Japan, and Australia.