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Number of US state offices in Taiwan has doubled, thanks to one woman. She could be Taiwan’s next V-P
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Ms Hsiao Bi-khim, 52, has been described by observers as a known quantity in Washington and widely respected in foreign policy and business circles.
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WASHINGTON – Virginia, home to a booming tech hub located just across the Potomac River from the US capital, opened a trade office in Taiwan in September.
It was the culmination of a year-long push by the state’s assistant secretary of commerce and trade, Mr Wyatt Toehlke.
