Taiwan's government said on Wednesday that a trade delegation led by the vice premier was in Washington, D.C., for a new round of in-person negotiations with U.S. officials this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed imposing tariffs of as much as 32% on Taiwan.

Taiwan’s trade negotiators have arrived in the US for talks aimed at clinching a trade deal with President Donald Trump’s team and averting a threatened 32% tariff.

Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the Aug. 1 date set by President Trump for tariffs to hit countries that fail to negotiate deals with the U.S. is a “hard deadline.” Bessent during an interview on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” said countries without trade deals will be hit with the tariffs Trump