Taiwan Near Consensus With US on Trade Ahead of Trump’s Deadline

Taiwan said its negotiators are drafting a joint statement with the US on their bilateral trade deal, appearing to make some long-awaited progress just a day ahead of Donald Trump’s tariff deadline.

“Technical negotiations have been completed, and both sides have reached a certain degree of consensus on issues including tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, trade facilitation, supply chain resilience, and economic security,” Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee said at a briefing on Thursday.

While talks on a joint statement have been held, it’s still pending the US approval procedure, she said. Negotiators from both sides also discussed other issues such ...