Taiwan hails its best trade deal with US, as China protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier on Friday hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, as meanwhile a Chinese official in Beijing condemned the accord. The agreement cuts U. S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% in exchange for $250 billion in new investments in the U. S. tech industry. It is comparable to deals with the European Union and Japan worked out after President Donald Trump proposed...
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