Deng will spend a week in Washington to talk with Commerce Department and USTR
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/17
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Minister without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中) will leave for the
Minister without Portfolio John Deng. (By Central News Agency)
United States Sunday at the head of the delegation hoping to avert steel and aluminum tariffs.
President Donald Trump recently caused fears of a global trade war with his announcement that he would impose tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum products. Taiwan reportedly supplies about 5 percent of the U.S. imports likely to be hit by the tariffs.
Deng and his delegation will visit the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative during their stay in Washington, the Central News Agency reported.
The announcement of Deng’s trip also comes less than a day after President Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act into law, a document which allows for higher-ranking meetings and visits by administration members of the two countries. [FULL STORY]
