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2021 International Religious Freedom Report: Taiwan Part

TAIWAN 2021 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT Executive Summary The constitution provides for freedom of religious belief. The labor standards law does not cover domestic service workers and caretakers, who are therefore not legally guaranteed a weekly rest day. Due to this exclusion, many domestic workers continued to be unable to attend religious services. According to ...
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United States and Taiwan Announce the Launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade

WASHINGTON – Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwan Minister-Without-Portfolio John Deng met today virtually under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).  In coordination with AIT and TECRO, the two sides launched the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, ...
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U.S.-Taiwan Collaboration to Promote International Educational Exchanges in Support of Free and Open Education

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to support Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) in strengthening educational cooperation with the United States, as a part of the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative launched in December 2020.  Under the Biden Administration, the United States continues to implement the Initiative and helps ensure that U.S. campuses remain bastions of innovation, intellectual ...
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Senator Duckworth Visit to Taiwan

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) visited Taiwan from May 30-June 1, 2022, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. While in Taiwan, the Senator met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Premier Su Tseng-chang, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua, and private sector representatives. In all of these meetings, the Senator ...
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