President Tsai, INTA Vice Chair Asimakopoulou talk Taiwan-EU ties

2022/12/26

President Tsai Ing-wen said Dec. 20 that the government is committed to deepening its partnership with the EU and jointly creating a resilient democratic alliance.
 
Taiwan and the EU are like-minded partners that share values of freedom and democracy and have expanded exchanges across all sectors, Tsai said, adding that the European Green Deal and the union’s digital transformation align closely with the government’s transition to net-zero emissions and the promotion of six core strategic industries.
 
Tsai made the remarks while receiving Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, vice chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA), and her delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei City.

According to Tsai, Taiwan and the EU are important trade partners and last year bilateral trade grew by 32 percent, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To further strengthen economic exchanges and supply chain security, the government is accelerating progress toward a Taiwan-EU bilateral investment agreement, she said.
 
In response, Asimakopoulou said the EU opposes the use or threat of force or economic coercion against Taiwan by China and recognizes the mutual benefit of deepening of its trade and investment partnership with Taiwan, as well as the importance of bilateral collaboration on global supply chains in light of Taiwan’s leading role in the field of semiconductor technology.
 
Unveiled by Tsai during her May 2020 inauguration, the six core strategic industries comprise information and digital technology; cybersecurity; biotech and medical technology; national defense; green and renewable energy; and strategic stockpile industries. 


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)