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US hits Taiwan hopes of trade pact

By Kathrin Hille in Taipei and Edward Alden in Washington

Published: May 22 2006 19:52 | Last updated: May 22 2006 19:52

Washington on Monday discouraged Taiwanese government hopes that the US might be prepared to open negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement that could ease Taipei?s growing economic isolation in the region.

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