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Taiwan is to be included in the first batch of trading partners to hold talks with the United States, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, vowing to be ready for the discussions.
From Reuters
President Donald Trump announced “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S. trading partners, including a 32 percent levy on Taiwanese goods.
From The Washington Post
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Tariff on most goods from Taiwan is the latest in a string of confusing signals from the Trump administration that has Taipei wondering where it stands.
Taiwan hopes that it can come to a quick agreement with the United States to resolve tariffs and has already approached Washington to discuss the issue, a senior Taiwanese official said on Wednesday.
Taiwan stocks surged by a record on Thursday, tracking a global rebound after President Donald Trump announced a pause on higher tariffs.
Taiwan’s government announced plans to offer companies and industries about $2.7 billion in support to deal with the impact of the new U.S. tariffs. The U.S. is set to place a 32% tariff on Taiwanese imports,
9 April: Custom tariffs on roughly 60 countries - dubbed the worst offenders - come into effect. Trump then announces a 90-day pause for all countries, except China, with a universal 10% tariff across the board. China's tariffs are hiked to 125%
Some say the abrupt 180 has only made things more confusing as the world attempts to navigate Trump’s trade war.
The Taiwan government on Thursday called newly announced US tariff measures "highly unreasonable," vowing to engage in stern negotiations. Responding to US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff policy,
President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all tariffs except for those against China, which he said would now rise to 125%.