Taiwan, U.S. to start talks soon on economic issues: Minister Wang


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Taiwan and the United States will begin new economic dialogue at a senior level "as soon as possible," Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Sunday. Wang made the statement during a press conference, in which she disclosed details of a closed-door economic meeting she had with American Under Secretary of State Keith Krach during his visit last week. Krach, the highest-ranking State Department official to visit Taiwan since Washington cut diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979, arrived in Taiwan on Sept. 17 to attend the memorial service of former President Lee Tung-hui (李登輝). Shortly after the memorial service...