00:00Taiwanese lawmakers head for Washington, D.C., as the country's ties with its largest international backer hang in the balance.
00:10Leading the group is Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Jiang, who says their goal is to seek a permanent reprieve from U.S. President Donald Trump's 32 percent tariff on Taiwanese goods,
00:23part of a sweeping economic policy that sent world markets down.
00:30We both have a benefit, especially with a lot of our industry concerned about payments, we hope we can achieve a relatively low payments.
00:41Jiang and his opposition Kuomintang lawmakers and Taiwan People's Party Delegate Ling Yijun will be joined by three ruling party legislators,
00:50including Wang Dingyu, the head of the legislature's U.S. caucus.
00:54Together, they are scheduled to meet U.S. lawmakers, government agencies, think tanks, and firms.
01:12Taipei has already begun virtual tariff negotiations with Washington, which Taiwanese officials have said are going well.
01:21Days after Trump announced and then paused the levies, President Lai Ching-de laid out what he's willing to offer in a Bloomberg op-ed,
01:30including major purchases of U.S. arms, energy, and agriculture.
01:35The big question being whether this will be enough for Trump.
01:39When I watch government officials talk about the U.S., it's almost like watching a scene from the emperor's new clothes.
01:47That is, look at the fabulous clothes that the emperor has when everybody knows that the emperor has no clothes on.
01:54They talk about the U.S. as if nothing has changed.
01:59Do they actually understand what the Trump administration is?
02:03Economists say Trump will likely want more investments like the multi-billion dollar one from Taiwan's most valuable company, TSMC.
02:12But it's still unclear just how much will be enough to put an end to tariffs.
02:18The concern is Taiwan will get a bad deal.
02:21But it's in a difficult position, relying on the U.S. as a major trading partner and its largest arms supplier against the threat of a Chinese invasion.
02:31I think they underestimate the leverage that they have, which is that having Taiwan thrive and survive is crucial also to American national security.
02:45But you have got to leverage what you have because otherwise, you know, you will be eaten for lunch.
02:53The seven-member delegation is set to be in Washington all week, a high-stakes opportunity to bring Taiwanese interests to the fore, as the 90-day clock on the tariff pause keeps ticking.
03:07Joseph Wu and Joy Sen for Taiwan Plus.
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