Taiwan plans to send a cross-party delegation to the U.S. for trade talks. Economy Minister J.W. Kuo says the government will assess the impact of Donald Trump's potential semiconductor tariffs.
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00:00A cross-party delegation will head to the U.S. later this month for trade talks as new tariffs
00:05loom. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wang Dingyu announced the list of 17 delegates
00:10from Taiwan's three main political parties. U.S. President Donald Trump last week paused
00:15a 32-percent tariff on Taiwanese exports for 90 days. Taipei officials are now hoping to
00:21minimize the impact on key industries like semiconductors. Taiwan's economy minister
00:26says the government is also running simulations to gauge how the tariffs could impact the chip sector.