00:00Taiwan is set to buy 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of farm goods from the United States within four years.
00:06It's about 25 percent increase compared to past five years.
00:13And this is very important, the one step forward.
00:17A group of Taiwanese agriculture representatives were in Washington to sign the deal,
00:22which covers soybeans, wheat, corn and beef.
00:25Agriculture Minister Chen Junji says Taiwan hopes buying more high-quality U.S. goods
00:30will encourage Washington to lower tariffs on Taiwanese products.
00:34But he said the purchases are really driven by market demand.
00:37The move is already drawing positive reactions from some U.S. lawmakers.
00:42We have to open markets and we want to thank people from Taiwan,
00:48your officials and your business people that are here with you to sign these agreements.
00:55It's very, very important that we do what we can to get markets overseas.
01:04The Taiwan delegation's 13-day trip will include visits to farming communities in a number of U.S. states.
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