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The government's responsibility is to continue to manage and control the risk and understand the needs of industry,
I must clarify that a 32 percent tariff falls under an extreme scenario,
Taiwan will lobby for exemption or at least see what Trump wants -- Trump wants something,
Andrew Kam Jia Yi, an associate professor at the National University of Malaysia told AFP The DPP authorities naively believe that unilaterally conceding Taiwan's economic benefits can secure commitments from the United States. However, such a calculation will only end up stimulating Washington's appetite,
The 32 percent tariff is just the beginning,
warned Hsu Chiao-hsin, a lawmaker with the Chinese Kuomintang party, on her Facebook page The DPP authorities have always stood by the U.S. side and fully cooperated. Yet, the tariff pressure on Taiwan remains enormous. Clearly, in the eyes of Washington, Taiwan is not seen as an ally, but rather an easy target to exploit for profit,
In the end, Taiwan's 23 million people will be the ones who suffer from the DPP authorities' misguided strategy,
Do you expect this result? What do you plan to do?" ... We should not always comply with the United States unconditionally."
Another comment asked ... There was also a response that read The DPP authorities shifted the focus away from the mainland market to the United States, expecting a trade agreement with Washington to offer tariff reductions. Now, not only is that expectation shattered, but higher tariffs are being imposed instead,