Taiwan seeks clarity after US Supreme Court upends Trump’s tariff powers

Taiwan has moved swiftly to seek clarification from Washington after the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s tariff authority. The ruling prompted the US president to invoke a separate statute – Section 122 of the US Trade Act of 1974 – to impose a 15 per cent global tariff, casting fresh uncertainty over Taiwan’s trade outlook. The legal reset has raised questions in Taipei about whether tariff exemptions negotiated under the existing Taiwan-US trade framework – including preferentia...

By Lawrence Chung