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"Mr President, the growth of Asian markets shows that the EU should be paying much more attention to its trade policy in this area. EU trade with Taiwan has grown more than eightfold over the past two decades, and the EU is now one of Taiwan’s largest trading partners. However, it is still far from fulfilling the potential that actually exists here.
The EU should surely devote more attention to relations with Taiwan, particularly in a situation where its relations with China have improved. The EU has opportunities to increase both investment and trade with Taiwan. This potential should be exploited and barriers to trade and investment should at the same time be gradually removed.
The EU must enter into negotiations with Taiwan over comprehensive economic cooperation as soon as possible, and begin considering a ‘second generation’ free trade agreement, similar to the one we recently signed with South Korea. I firmly believe that such an agreement would be highly useful and would bring many gains and benefits for both sides."@en1
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