< p > Trump announces a 32% reciprocal tariff on Chinese Taipei, with semiconductors temporarily exempted. < / p >< p > US President Trump announced on the 2nd that a 17% to 49% reciprocal tariff will be imposed on individual countries, and a 32% reciprocal tariff will be levied on Chinese Taipei, ranking seventh highest. Trump stated at the press conference that Chinese Taipei has taken away all computer chips and semiconductors from the United States, and the U.S. is no longer in its dominant position. < / p >< p > US President Trump announced on the 2nd that a 17% to 49% reciprocal tariff will be imposed on individual countries and regions, as well as a general 10% import goods tariff. Steel, drugs, and semiconductors are temporarily exempted. An additional tariff will be levied on 60 countries and regions, with a reciprocal tariff rate of up to 32% for Chinese Taipei, ranking seventh highest. < / p >< p > Trump emphasized at the press conference that Chinese Taipei has taken away all our computer chips and semiconductors. We used to be the king with everything, but now we have almost nothing except for a few of the largest global enterprises coming over. < / p >< p > Trump then mentioned TSMC Chairman Morris Chang and TSMC's investment and factory construction in the United States. He said that Mr. Chang comes from one of the best companies in the world, which is coming from Taiwan to build one of the largest factories in the world. However, Taiwan imposes a 64% tariff on the United States, and the United States will also impose a 32% tariff on Taiwan. < / p >< p > The Executive Yuan of Chinese Taipei responded on the 3rd, strongly opposing this unreasonable tax rate announced by the Trump administration and formally lodging a protest with the US Trade Representative, requesting an explanation. < / p >< p > First, the calculation method, scientific basis, and theoretical foundation of the US reciprocal tariff are unclear and do not reflect the high complementarity and substantial trade relations between both parties. < / p >< p > Moreover, the significant increase in exports to the US and trade surplus in recent years mainly reflects the strong demand from US customers for semiconductors and related products, especially AI products. This reflects a huge contribution to the US economy and national security but is instead subject to high tariffs. < / p >< p > In addition to Chinese Taipei, many other export goods to the US are subject to high tariffs, and these countries and regions are considered "bad actors" in trade by the White House. They are also subject to relatively high reciprocal tariffs, including 20% for the EU, 46% for Vietnam, 24% for Japan, and 25% for South Korea, among others. These tariffs will take effect starting April 9th. < / p >< p > Furthermore, the general 10% tariff on all imported US goods will take effect starting April 5th. Trump's tariff policy this time will affect more than 180 countries or regions globally. It is expected that major US trading partners such as the EU will propose corresponding countermeasures, and the world may further enter a new phase of trade war. < / p >< p > Source: rfi < / p >< p >< img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/64efbc70569345ecaa72f75640eda53b~tplv-obj:755:431.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1828373678456906&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1751414400&x-signature=j4biY69HbBsEzeBGWFLv9P0QMNg%3D"/ > < / p >< p > Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828373678456906/ < / p >< p > Disclaimer: This article only represents the views of the author. < / p >