Cho praises returning trade teamMIXED REACTION: Some welcomed the lower tariffs, on par with levies on other major US trade partners, but others worry the agreement could ‘hollow out’ TaiwanStaff writer, with CNAPremier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday greeted the nation’s US trade negotiation team when they arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, commending them for the tariff reduction and investment agreements they reached with the US. Led by Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君), and chief trade negotiator and Minister Without Portfolio Yang Jen-ni (楊珍妮), the team hashed out a “substantive” and “meaningful” deal with Washington, which was announced on Thursday, Cho told reporters at the airport. Cheng said the trade agreement proved that “the hard work of the Taiwanese people, along with Taiwan’s technology and industries, had become a key force in the world,” and showed that the world needs Taiwan. From right, chief trade negotiator and Minister Without Portfolio Yang Jen-ni, Premier Cho Jung-tai and Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun are welcomed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday, after the delegation returned from Washington. TSMC chief financial officer Wendell Huang (黃仁昭) said the company was accelerating its investments in Arizona because of high customer demand.
