Report describes the Trump administration as putting pressure on Taiwan "like squeezing a lemon"

The U.S. government is preparing to set April-level tariff rates for countries that have not yet reached an agreement, and its stance on Taiwan is currently unclear. The deadline for reaching an agreement is getting closer and closer, and Taiwan has not yet reached a trade agreement with the United States.

Taiwan is one of the largest trading partners of the United States, especially for the technology community. Taiwan occupies a pivotal position in the global semiconductor market, so an agreement will help eliminate uncertainty and ensure that U.S.-Taiwan trade relations remain stable.

A recent report from Politico stated that President Trump is putting pressure on Taiwan to reach a more favorable agreement. The United States is eager to have full access to the Taiwan market and is also eager to see the two sides strengthen defense cooperation.

U.S. trade negotiators are squeezing Taiwan like a lemon. The United States wants all access to the Taiwan market.

At present, the United States has reached trade agreements with many countries such as Japan, the European Union, South Korea, and Pakistan, but Taiwan has not been mentioned. Trade talks are still ongoing, but President Trump plans to sign an executive order in a few hours raising tariff rates to Liberation Day levels. If Taiwan fails to reach a deal, the tariff rate could rise to 32%, which would deal a huge blow to Taiwan's chip industry, as large technology companies rely entirely on the industry to produce their consumer products and artificial intelligence products.

According to sources, depending on the scale of the agreement finally reached by Taiwan, its "reciprocal" tariff rate may be around 15%-20%. In addition, considering the investment of Taiwanese companies in the U.S. chip field at the beginning of Trump's presidential term, Taiwan may reach an agreement similar to that reached with Japan and the European Union. Not only that, it may also need to pay hundreds of billions of dollars (approximately hundreds of billions of dollars) in investment.

We're still waiting for the boots to drop, but a deal with Taiwan would be significant for U.S. tech companies that rely on Taiwanese chips.