Agreement comes less than one year after launch of U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on
21st Century Trade
不到一年台美貿易倡議達成此協定
WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today
announced that the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), have concluded
negotiations on the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
華盛頓-貿易代表戴琪今天宣布，在AIT與TERCO主持下，美國與台灣完成了台美21世紀
貿易倡議的談判。
“This accomplishment represents an important step forward in strengthening
the U.S.-Taiwan economic relationship,” said Ambassador Katherine Tai. “It
demonstrates how we can work together and advance mutual trade priorities on
behalf of our people. We look forward to continuing these negotiations and
finalizing a robust and high-standard trade agreement that tackles pressing
21st century economic challenges.”
此成就代表強化台美經濟關係邁出重要一步，戴琪說它展示了我們如何代表人民一起
共同努力並互相推動貿易的優先權來完成一個健全與高標準的貿易協定，來對付21世紀
緊迫的經濟挑戰。
The first agreement under the initiative covers the areas of customs
administration and trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, services
domestic regulation, anticorruption, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Through these provisions, U.S. businesses will be able to bring more products
to Taiwan and Taiwanese customers, while creating more transparent and
streamlined regulatory procedures that can facilitate investment and economic
opportunities in both markets, particularly for small- and medium-sized
enterprises. Once signed, this agreement will deepen the trading partnership
and enhance U.S.-Taiwan trade flows in order to promote innovation and
inclusive economic growth for workers and businesses.
第一份協定在該倡議底下包含海關行政和貿易便捷化，好的監管辦法、服務國內的監管、
反貪腐和中小企業，通過這些規定，美國商業將有能力為台灣與台灣消費者帶來更多產
品，同時制定更透明與簡潔的監管程序，對兩邊的市場促進投資與經濟機會，特別是中小
企業。一旦簽署此協定將會深化貿易關係，並提高台美貿易流動來促進創新與勞工跟商業
的包容性經濟成長。
The negotiated text can now be accessed on USTR’s website.
可在美國貿易署官網看到談判內文。
The agreement will be signed by AIT and TECRO in the coming weeks, in both
English and Chinese. Details on the signing ceremony will be available at a
later date.
此協定將在未來幾周內由AIT與TECRO以中英文簽署 ，細節與簽署儀式將會在稍後
公布。
Following the signing of the agreement, the United States and Taiwan, under
the auspices of AIT and TECRO, will commence negotiations on additional trade
areas set forth in the initiative’s negotiating mandate.
根據簽署的協定，台美將在AIR與TECRO的主持下，開始著手談判此倡議授權的其他的
貿易領域。