TAIPEI -- Taiwan and the U.S. will sit at the negotiating table this weekend for trade talks, but there will be much more at stake than imports and exports.
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Tsai and de facto trade minister John Deng, who heads next week's Taiwan delegation, have created a positive dynamic in bilateral trade relations. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images/Reuters)
TAIPEI -- Taiwan and the U.S. will sit at the negotiating table this weekend for trade talks, but there will be much more at stake than imports and exports.