00:00Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to protest U.S. President Donald Trump,
00:08who is threatening to raise tariffs on the country by 10 percent.
00:12Trump says the country's legislature has taken too long to pass a trade deal agreed to last July.
00:18But protesters say lawmakers are simply doing their jobs.
00:23The United States under a second Trump term is really going too far.
00:28In South Korea, our laws require public consultation, bipartisan deliberation,
00:33and an assessment of whether a measure makes commercial sense.
00:37Seoul appeared blindsided by the news.
00:40Officials held an emergency meeting, saying they remain committed to the July deal
00:44and would continue taking steps to pass it.
00:48The threat to Seoul comes as Taipei works to pass its own U.S. tariff agreement,
00:53which would lower Taiwan's tariff rate from 20 to 15 percent
00:56in exchange for a 500 billion U.S. dollar investment and financing package in American chipmaking.
01:03But it's been a hard sell, and opposition lawmakers continue to criticize the deal.
01:07Ruling party lawmakers say they understand Washington's perspective.
01:26Taiwan President Lai Ching-de is urging lawmakers to pass the deal,
01:43saying there may be consequences if they don't.
01:45The legislature is still waiting for the full legal text to be presented for a vote.
02:06But Trump's pressure on South Korea might just give Taiwan's legislature a new sense of urgency.
02:11Ryan Wu and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.
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