INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Anxiety is running high in Taiwan as the island nervously awaits the outcome of its tariff negotiations with the United States, amid growing
concern it could be hit with duties of 25 per cent or higher – well above the 10 per cent rate Taipei had hoped for.
The worry stems from
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime, announced in April, which gave trade partners 90 days to negotiate new terms or face
tariffs mirroring those imposed on US exports.
With the grace period now over,...
