WASHINGTON—The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China, the State Department said on Friday. The announcement comes days after a virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. After the meeting, Xi warned that supporters in the United States of Taiwanese independence were “playing with fire.” A State Department statement said the U.S. undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose Fernandez, will lead the second U.S.–Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue on Monday. It said the dialogue would be conducted under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States, which act as respective unofficial embassies. “Our partnership is built on strong two-way trade and investment, people-to-people ties, and in …
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