Taiwan, US hold sixth Economic Prosperity Partnership DialogueStaff writer, with CNAOfficials from Taiwan and the US held a sixth round of talks under the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD) in Washington yesterday and signed a pact agreeing to the principles of "Pax Silica." The meeting was led on the US side by US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, while Taiwan was represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫), the US Department of State said in a statement. A person holds the flags of the Republic of China and the US in an undated photograph. Taiwan and US representatives also signed a joint statement endorsing the principles of the Pax Silica Declaration, the statement said. Yesterday marked the sixth set of meetings under the EPPD framework, and the first since Trump returned to office in January last year.

Source: Taipei Times January 28, 2026 05:06 UTC