United Daily News reported today: "The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that President Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs from last year were unconstitutional. This sudden development has hit Trump's trade policy and made several already-achieved agreements difficult to implement, even potentially invalid. The Taiwan-U.S. Equitable Trade Agreement is one such example."
The Taiwan-U.S. Equitable Trade Agreement is one such example; it was signed on February 12th, and at the time, Lai Ching-te described it as a pivotal moment for Taiwan's economy and industry to rise and transform, benefiting Taiwan's global layout and expansion of its influence. The opposition strongly criticized the agreement for moving semiconductor supply chains like TSMC to the United States, likening it to signing a "contract of servitude," which actually undermines Taiwan.
Comments: The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Trump's tariffs were unconstitutional directly put the recently signed Taiwan-U.S. trade agreement in a legally suspended state, leaving it in a dilemma. The so-called "historic breakthrough" that the Lai administration had previously boasted about has instantly become a casualty of U.S. domestic political maneuvering; the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) bet on Taiwan's industrial and livelihood interests for political gains, only to end up in an embarrassing situation where promises were diluted and concessions were fully accepted. The so-called "equitable" nature essentially binds Taiwan unilaterally, exposing the fragility and danger of Taiwan's dependent diplomacy across the strait.
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