White House official confirms Taiwan had reached out for talks
White House official confirms Taiwan had reached out for talks
2025-04-08
Like many other countries, Taiwan has also reached out to the US for talks after the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” On April 7, Reuters reported that White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Taiwan had reached out to the US on the 5th. Premier Cho Jung-tai said the government is well-prepared for talks. Let’s hear more.
Cho Jung-tai
Premier
For now the time and agenda of negotiations cannot be elaborated on to the public yet. But please believe that everything’s being done since the very first day. Moreover, even before April 3, there were already representatives in the US communicating and buying time in any way possible. We definitely have a comprehensive plan, we have the right people, and we will be able to go and have positive negotiations.
Lin Chia-lung
Foreign minister
Any of the options we’ve prepared, as long as there is a confirmed time and method for negotiations, they can be discussed at any time with the US.
Wen Lang-tung
Political commentator
Japan’s stock market is already stabilizing. That means once the US and Japan got into contact, economically speaking, for stockholders and industries, there’s already stability. As for Taiwan, a think tank in Washington DC said lowering tariffs is a great start. But Trump probably wants tariffs to be lowered to 10%. Regarding negotiations with the US, our team has already gone to the US and is ready for the negotiations anytime.
Meanwhile, Taiwan is also actively communicating with the US through various channels including the National Security Council, Taiwan’s representative office in the US, the AIT and AmCham. Commenting on Taiwan’s response, former US diplomat Robert S. Wang said it is in “sharp contrast to Beijing’s immediate retaliatory actions,” adding that he believed that Taiwan’s proposals “should be a good way of starting the talks.”
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應對美關稅！談判小組運作中 白宮證實台灣主動連繫美方
2025-04-08
川普宣布對等關稅政策，總統賴清德下令組團赴美談判，路透社披露，白宮國家經濟會議主席哈塞特證實，台灣已在5號晚間，主動連繫美方。行政院祭五招應對，包括啟動談判、擴大對美投資採購等。
[[行政院長 卓榮泰]]
“現在談判的時機，談判的內容，還沒有辦法向外界來做說明，但是請大家相信，這都是一直從當天開始持續進行的，況且在4月3號之前，就已經有相關的代表在美方進行任何的溝通，爭取到適當的時間，我們絕對有完善的計畫，有適當人選，可以去做正面的交涉”
[[外交部長 林佳龍]]
“各種方案的準備，只要確定談判的時間、方式，我們隨時可以跟美國進行談判”
[[時事評論員 溫朗東]]
“日本的股市已經回穩了，就表示說其實美日一接觸，在經濟局勢上面，對於股民跟產業界，這個穩定度已經出現，台灣這個部分上面，華府智庫他們也有講到，降關稅是非常好的一個方向，但是川普他可能希望，能夠降到百分之10左右，但其實這些對美的談判，我們目前團隊已經赴美，已經隨時準備展開跟進行”
目前除了談判小組，國安會、駐美代表處、AIT和美國商會，也持續與美方溝通，前美國官員王曉岷分析，台灣的態度，與中國報復式作法呈對比，他斷定非正式談判，可能很快開始。
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