Analysis: Taiwan Eyes Fallout as US Court Questions Trump’s Tariff Powers

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The US Supreme Court has questioned US President Donald Trump’s tariff authority. If the court rules against the White House, it would reverse the 20% blanket tariff rate on Taiwan. However, it would not affect other proposed US duties on Taiwan's semiconductor exports. TaiwanPlus talks with Dachrahn Wu, executive director of National Central University’s Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development, to learn what it all means.

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00:00Could you briefly explain the current situation regarding the US Supreme Court questioning Trump's authority on tariffs?

00:30If the court rules against tariffs, how could this impact Taiwan? Which industries in Taiwan might benefit or face challenges?

00:58Our 20% will be removed, then we will return to the U.S. at the end of the year, about 3.5%

01:06This will have some right-hand side effect

01:14But I want to remind you of another thing

01:17That is the total of the U.S. in Taiwan, which is the U.S. in the U.S.

01:22232條款裡面的半導體關稅

01:26其實跟半導體相關的很多產品都被

01:29都被涵蓋進去包括手機筆電

01:33伺服器這些都是

01:34所以這一類的產品

01:36其實是我們台灣出口的主力

01:38我們目前出口

01:40就是這些電子產品

01:42它的占比是70%

01:45其實最大的部分

01:46並不是在對等關稅的規範

01:49而是

01:49那個232條款的規範

01:52那232條款現在還沒有定案

01:54What is a view on Taiwan's economic outlook

01:57in light of this potential tariffs decision

02:00232條款的半導體關稅

02:02它一旦開始實施之後

02:05那我們的出口有可能會

02:07有很大幅度的反轉

02:08那這個是我們對台灣

02:11接下來我們整個經濟成長

02:13要面對這個挑戰

02:15如果我們跟美國之間的這個談判

02:18最後結果出來

02:19我們承諾

02:19到美國去做大投資的話

02:22那它代表的就是

02:24未來我們很多企業

02:26它的投資重心是在美國

02:28而不是在台灣

02:29那這個呢

02:30就是會影響我們台灣的民間投資

02:33那它除了影響到

02:35我們當年的GDP之外

02:37它其實也會影響到未來3年5年

02:3910年的GDP

02:41因為

02:41投資呢

02:42就是經濟成長最重要的動能

02:44這就是經濟成長最重要的動能

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