Taiwan, US officials start new trade talks in TaipeiStaff writer, with CNATaiwanese and US trade officials began a second round of talks in Taipei on Saturday under a recently launched trade initiative aimed at improving the overall bilateral trade environment. Leading the two sides in the talks under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade are US Assistant Trade Representative Terry McCartin and Office of Trade Negotiations Deputy Trade Representative Yang Jen-ni (楊珍妮). US Assistant Trade Representative Terry McCartin, second left, is pictured ahead of trade talks in Taipei yesterday. Minister Without Portfolio John Deng waves before boarding an elevator ahead of trade talks in Taipei yesterday. The meeting room for the second round of talks under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade is pictured in Taipei in this undated photograph.
