Published Date: 2021-08-24
The new director of
the American Institute in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, has met for the first time
with Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua. That’s the word from the economics
ministry on Tuesday.
The American
Institute in Taiwan is the de facto US embassy in Taiwan in the absence of
diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The ministry says
Wang and Oudkirk talked about future cooperation on a more resilient and secure
supply chain partnership between the two countries.
The two officials
also talked about the support and assistance that they have given to each other
since the outbreak of COVID-19. Wang has given her thanks to the United States
for its generous donation of COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan. Oudkirk says that
Taiwan donated masks to the United States at a time when medical supplies were
becoming scarce worldwide.
The economics
ministry says US-Taiwan ties are not only growing stronger but also covering an
increasing number of fields. The ministry says ties are strong in areas
involving information and communication technology cooperation, semiconductor
supply chains, investment and trade.