TIFA talks: A political boost for Taiwan’s president, but how much more?

Upcoming talks Trade and Investment Framework Agreement talks between the U.S. and Taiwan could provide Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a political boost before a critical referendum in August, though whether they will amount to real movement toward a trade deal remains far from certain, according to Bonnie Glaser, the director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. In an attempt to smooth trade relations with the U.S., Tsai last year announced she would lift...