00:00At the annual Yusan Forum in Taipei, one former German diplomat says that challenges with relying on the U.S.
00:05and China for trade
00:06means that countries need to diversify and that Taiwan is a good alternative.
00:12So not concentrate too much on what for Germany and for the European Union, I think to a large degree,
00:20have been the most important trading partners, U.S. and people of China, but diversify, diversify, diversify, diversify.
00:27Taiwan is a natural partner where I think we should pay more attention to.
00:34Germany is not the only one. A former Canadian politician also says that Canada could soon sign a stalled trade
00:41cooperation framework arrangement.
00:43There are concerns that this has been delayed to avoid upsetting China.
00:47The forum official said the delay is actually likely due to upheaval in Canadian politics and around the globe due
00:53to U.S. tariffs.
00:55So my sense from the people I still speak with in the government and in parliament
01:03is that there's still a desire to finalize that agreement in terms of signatures and execution.
01:10Perhaps there is a chance this spring at APEC and at some of the multilateral forum
01:19where we can have some bilateral discussions.
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