Peter Kuo

Trade and Investment Framework Agreement( TIFA ) between the United States and Taiwan reopened today (June 30) after 2016. The United States is led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Terrence J. McCartin, and Taiwan's Office of Trade Negotiations Deputy Trade Representative Yang Jen-ni is leading the talk. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the talk is through the virtual meeting. Mr. W. Brent Christensen, Director of the American Association in Taiwan (AIT) made a speech at the Opening of TIFA Council Meeting, he said that “As my three years as AIT Director soon come to an end, the relaunch of the TIFA process is a fitting conclusion to my time here. During my time at AIT, we have seen the great strides Taiwan has made to cement ‘ better protections for intellectual property rights ’.” This Talk is dedicated to advancing bilateral economic relations, and it is expected to negotiate and sign the " BTA " (Bilateral Trade Agreement) to jointly increase awareness of co

Prepared by Peter Kuo At the Cui-Villa, I was listening to former President Lee Teng-hui's views on diplomacy, he said: " Because of the non-governmental person like you, it is possible to open the way for Taiwan ." Taiwan was originally a poverty agricultural society, and the " Dragon Boat Festival " was a “ Turning Point ”. Taiwan, which relied on bananas for exporting to Japan, because of the cancellation of purchasing orders. On the Dragon Boat Festival in 1966, the " People Market " of Qingnian 1st Road was full of bananas which piled up like a mountain and a bunch of fifty cents, but it was still unsalable. Witnessing the miserable situation of agricultural products, a 13-year-old young boy, A-Chang, insisted on his belief that " Industry can make Taiwan strong ", and he worked hard every day in a small factory building on Zhongxing Street that was a rented place next to the market. Not only for keeping a family of nine

Prepared by Peter Kuo Since the outbreak of the epidemic (COVID-19) in May, we must scan QR codes as accessing the stores wherever we go, and let me have more time to stay at home to read the books of Classics. In the past, private sector in Taiwan had good interactions with other countries. Open the newspaper, we saw that Japan wanted to donate the AZ vaccine to Taiwan, and the German ambassador Thomas Prinz is willing to help us purchasing the BNT vaccine. I remembered that Confucius once said: “ Blessed which means help. Those who are helped by the heavens will be going well; those who are helped by men are believers. I think it is smooth to fulfill the faith, and also to imitate a virtuous person. So it’s good for the people .” Many meetings are now conducted through the online video; what everyone talks about in the video is a topic of " Health ". Meanwhile, the World Health Assembly in Geneva is enthusiastically discussing " Health " issues; however, the i