Taiwan meets with US for tariff talks in South Korea

Reuters

Thu, May 15, 2025, 10:21 PM 1 min read

TAIPEI (Reuters) -The main Taiwan and U.S. commercialized representatives met successful South Korea for commercialized negotiations, yielding optimism that further talks would pb to reduced U.S. tariffs connected Taiwan exports, the island's Vice-Premier Cheng Li-chiun said connected Friday.

At a quality league marking Premier Cho Jung-tai's archetypal twelvemonth successful office, Cheng said main Taiwan negotiator Jenni Yang reported "good bilateral talks" successful which some sides shared expectations of aboriginal Taiwan-U.S. economical practice and continued talks ahead.

The Taiwan authorities confirmed successful a connection that Yang met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer astatine the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's commercialized gathering connected Jeju Island.

"Taiwan is assured it tin scope commercialized equilibrium by expanding purchases from the U.S.," Cheng said, adding that the U.S. is present the apical overseas concern destination for Taiwan.

Taiwan was facing U.S. import tariffs of 32% connected its products nether U.S. President Donald Trump's caller tariff policies, earlier Trump paused the program past period for 90 days.

Taiwan has since begun tariff talks with Washington, promising to acquisition much U.S. goods and put much successful America to execute much balanced trade.

(Reporting by Faith Hung and Emily Chan; Editing by Tom Hogue)