TAINAN, Taiwan -- When U.S. leader Donald Trump applied a 20% tariff rate to Taiwanese goods at the beginning of August, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te assured the public the hit would be "temporary." Nearly three months later, the island's businesses remain in limbo: impacted by the tariff, anticipating a rumored deal and unsure what that would entail.
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Trump's Taiwan tariff casts pall over non-chip industries
From screws to bicycles, manufacturers dread uncertainty but seek silver linings
Sheh Kai Precision, a screw manufacturer based in Taiwan's Kaohsiung, is one of many companies fretting over the impact of U.S. tariffs and uncertainty surrounding a potential trade deal. (Photo by Thompson Chau)
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