U.S. Business Day opened in Taipei on Thursday, with the goal of connecting Taiwan suppliers with U.S. companies. The two-day matchmaking event brought together 170 Taiwan suppliers and 18 U.S.-based companies including Amazon. This year, U.S. Business Day featured prerecorded messages from 30 U.S. state officials, who called for closer Taiwan-U.S. cooperation. Onstage, it''s representatives from Taiwan External Trade Development Council, the Bureau of Foreign Trade and the American Institute in Taiwan. On the screen, it''s Joseph Semsar, deputy under secretary for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce. This year''s U.S. Business Day features a virtual component. The conference opened on Thursday.
Amid warming Taiwan-U.S. trade ties, this year''s event was attended by U.S. federal and state officials. There was the deputy under secretary, along with 30 officials representing U.S. states. In prerecorded messages, they said they looked forward to working closely with Taiwan.
Joseph Semsar
US international trade official
The coronavirus pandemic also reminds us that Taiwan has a great deal to be proud of on the world stage. Through both President Trump''s signing of the Taiwan Travel Act and Secretary Azar''s visit to Taiwan, we reaffirm our commitment to Taiwan-U.S. friendship.
Eleni Kounalakis
California lieutenant governor
I''m very pleased to convey my greetings and congratulations.
Amid Taiwan''s coronavirus success, Washington has signaled greater commitment to its ties with Taiwan. Earlier this year, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar came to Taiwan to highlight its efforts in battling COVID. He was followed by another top official, U.S. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Keith Krach, who discussed trade cooperation with Taiwan officials.
Brent Christensen
AIT director
The foundation for the U.S. Taiwan relationship is our shared values which include not only our democratic values but also our economic values. I hope that the relationships we make today continue to grow during the next investment summit and beyond. We often describe the U.S.-Taiwan partnership with the phrase "real friends, real progress."
James Huang
TAITRA chairman
The strengthening of our economic and trade relationship with the U.S. is a win-win situation. The U.S. is currently one of the fastest-growing regions for Taiwan exports. Such a bilateral relationship, especially in trade and industrial cooperation, is mutually beneficial. I think it''s something both U.S. and Taiwan would be happy to see.
TAITRA Chairman James Huang said Taiwan and the U.S. started up closer trade cooperation back in 2019. He said that boosting trade ties were an opportunity to deepen the broader bilateral relationship.
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