USTR official: Early harvest possible with Taiwan; upcoming round to be ‘text-based’

The Biden administration expects its trade initiative with Taiwan to move quickly, with an early harvest deal on the table, a senior official from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Tuesday ahead of a second in-person negotiating round set to begin later this week. At that round, the official told reporters, the U.S. will put forward several text proposals related to trade facilitation, small and medium-sized enterprises and services domestic regulation, among other issue areas. The U.S.-Taiwan...