SELECTUSA: As part of the nation’s bid to strengthen US economic ties, a large delegation is to attend a conference next month for direct investments in the US
Taipei Times
Date: May 23, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday urged the US to include Taiwan in an exemption
President Tsai Ing-wen, right, shakes hands with a member of a US-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
list for its tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
“A stable economic partnership between Taiwan and the US plays a positive role in Washington’s economic security,” Tsai said. “We hope the US will include Taiwan in the exemption list for tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.”
She made the remarks while meeting with a delegation from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.
US President Donald Trump on March 8 signed an order to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports. [FULL STORY]
