Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AITTAIPEI408
2009-04-06 09:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L AIT TAIPEI 000408
STATE FOR EAP/TC
STATE PASS USTR FOR STRATFORD AND ALTBACH, TREASURY FOR
OASIA/WINSHIP AND PISA, NSC FOR LOI, COMMERCE FOR
4431/ITA/MAC/AP/OPB/TAIWAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/05/2019
TAGS: ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW SN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC
TALKS
Classified By: Economic Chief Hanscom Smith for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L AIT TAIPEI 000408
STATE FOR EAP/TC
STATE PASS USTR FOR STRATFORD AND ALTBACH, TREASURY FOR
OASIA/WINSHIP AND PISA, NSC FOR LOI, COMMERCE FOR
4431/ITA/MAC/AP/OPB/TAIWAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/05/2019
TAGS: ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW SN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC
TALKS
Classified By: Economic Chief Hanscom Smith for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) According to a contact at the Singapore representative
office, Taiwan and Singapore are poised to resume high-level
economic talks after a six-year hiatus. Our Singaporean
contact noted that Singapore suspended the senior bilateral
economic dialogue after what it characterized as excessive
politicization of the talks by the administration of
then-President Chen Shui-bian. In the second half of April,
however, Minister of Economic Affairs Yiin Chi-ming will
resume the dialogue during a one-day visit to Singapore. In
addition to meeting with ministerial-level Singaporean
counterparts, Yiin is slated to visit a biotechnology park.
2. (C) Our Singaporean representative office contact confided
that Singapore is having a difficult time finding bilateral
agenda items to fill Minister Yiin's three hours of meetings
with official counterparts. He noted that although Taiwan is
interested in a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and
other concrete signs of an expanded economic relationship,
Singapore is waiting for additional progress on enhancing
cross-Strait economic ties before determining how it will
respond to Taiwan's overtures.
YOUNG
STATE FOR EAP/TC
STATE PASS USTR FOR STRATFORD AND ALTBACH, TREASURY FOR
OASIA/WINSHIP AND PISA, NSC FOR LOI, COMMERCE FOR
4431/ITA/MAC/AP/OPB/TAIWAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/05/2019
TAGS: ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW SN
SUBJECT: TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC
TALKS
Classified By: Economic Chief Hanscom Smith for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) According to a contact at the Singapore representative
office, Taiwan and Singapore are poised to resume high-level
economic talks after a six-year hiatus. Our Singaporean
contact noted that Singapore suspended the senior bilateral
economic dialogue after what it characterized as excessive
politicization of the talks by the administration of
then-President Chen Shui-bian. In the second half of April,
however, Minister of Economic Affairs Yiin Chi-ming will
resume the dialogue during a one-day visit to Singapore. In
addition to meeting with ministerial-level Singaporean
counterparts, Yiin is slated to visit a biotechnology park.
2. (C) Our Singaporean representative office contact confided
that Singapore is having a difficult time finding bilateral
agenda items to fill Minister Yiin's three hours of meetings
with official counterparts. He noted that although Taiwan is
interested in a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and
other concrete signs of an expanded economic relationship,
Singapore is waiting for additional progress on enhancing
cross-Strait economic ties before determining how it will
respond to Taiwan's overtures.
YOUNG