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Political Center / Reported by Liao Zhemin
President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a speech in the open room of the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of the 28th, announcing that, in accordance with international scientific standards, the import of American pigs and cattle will be opened and imported. In this regard, the Secretary of State of the United States, Pompeo, said previously on Twitter that the United States welcomes Tsai Ing-wen. Pompeo also said that the decision made by the Tsai Ing-wen government opened the door for greater bilateral economic and trade cooperation between the United States and Taiwan.
▲ US Secretary of State Pompeo and President Tsai Ing-wen (combined image / data photo)
In the afternoon, Tsai Ing-wen said that today we must make a key decision for Taiwan to solve the long-delayed problem. With respect to the opening of beef and pork in the United States, the government has evaluated and determined the safety tolerance and relaxation of ractopamine for American pork according to international scientific standards. The importation of US beef older than 30 months is in line with the national economic strategy. Taiwan must seize the strategic opportunity to open obstacles to national progress and pave the way for Taiwan to enter the new stage of the global economy. Tsai Ing-wen also stressed that today’s decision is also a decision that can effectively promote relations between Taiwan and the United States.
In response to China’s easing of imports of U.S. pigs and cattle, U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo previously tweeted that the U.S. welcomes President Tsai Ing-wen’s announcement on August 28, that Taiwan will quickly lift restrictions on the importation of pork and beef from the United States. This move opened the door to greater economic and commercial cooperation. I admire the leadership of President Tsai.
▲ China relaxes imports of American pigs and cattle, Secretary of State of the United States: opens the door to greater economic and trade cooperation (Photo / Twitter)
Pompeo’s original Twitter:
The United States welcomes President Tsai Ing-Wen’s August 28 statement that Taiwan will act quickly to lift restrictions on imports of pork and beef from the United States. This move opens the door to even deeper economic and trade cooperation. Congratulations to President Tsai for her leadership.
▲ US Secretary of State Pompeo (Photo / Rewind Wikipedia)
Additionally, the American Association in Taiwan (AIT) also released a statement on the official website of US Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus titled “Taiwan removes restrictions on the export of pork and beef from USA “. The content is that the United States would like to see President Tsai Ing-wen in August A statement issued on the 28th stated that Taiwan will lift its restrictions on importing pork and beef from the US as soon as possible. The measures taken by Taiwan will provide US farmers with more opportunities to enter active markets in East Asia and provide high-quality US agricultural products to Taiwan consumers. We hope that these measures can be implemented as soon as possible. President Tsai Ing-wen’s vision and leadership style to remove these long-term trade barriers has opened a door to deepening economic and trade relations between the United States and Taiwan.
In addition, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiang’an also stated that in order to seize the opportunity for Taiwan to connect more with the international community and focus on the overall development of the country in the future, the Chinese government has decided to follow the premise of considering the health and well-being of the people and the development of national industries. Scientific evidence-based international food safety standards are designed to gradually remove trade barriers that have long prevented Taiwan from completely disappearing. Ou Jiangan emphasized that the economic and trade relations between Taiwan and the US have always been close. In the future, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to cooperate with relevant government ministries and meetings to actively promote various economic and trade policies that can integrate Taiwan with international standards, accumulate the positive momentum of the US-Taiwan trade agreements. And allow the development of bilateral economic and trade partnerships. New chapter.
▲ Ou Jiangan, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (image / data photo)
