U.S.' earlier disclosure of Taiwan's IPEF exclusion showed respect: official

The United States' disclosure of Taiwan's exclusion from a Washington-led Indo-Pacific economic initiative one day before it was launched was meant to show respect to Taiwan and done in accordance with a long-standing "surprise-free" policy, a Taiwan official said Wednesday.

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