TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his new round of targeted tariffs on countries, including Taiwan, would be temporarily reduced to 10% for 90 days except for China.

Trump said on Truth Social that he authorized the pause on new tariffs after more than 75 countries contacted Washington to negotiate on issues such as trade, trade barriers, tariffs, currency manipulation, and non-monetary tariffs, per CNA. Trump claimed that “at my strong suggestion,” none of these countries have taken retaliatory actions against the US. 

On April 2, Trump announced that he would impose a 32% tariff on Taiwan that was set to go into effect on Wednesday before the pause was announced. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Sunday that Taiwan had no plans to retaliate against Trump's tariffs and included a five-point strategy to address the levies. 

When asked if Taiwan is negotiating with the US over the tariffs, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) told the media on Wednesday that there has been continuous contact with Washington, per CNA. Lin said the US has officially acknowledged Taipei's outreach and has included Taiwan in its list for upcoming negotiations. 

During a session of the Legislative Yuan on Thursday, Lin confirmed that Taiwan is among the countries that will see their tariffs lowered to 10% during the pause, per CNA.