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Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says – Reuters

Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says  Reuters U.S. Commerce head Lutnick wants Taiwan to help America make 50% of its chips locally  CNBC Trump wants TSMC to move chip production to U.S. Don’t count on it  qz.com Has Lutnick signalled the end of Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’ against Beijing?  South China Morning Post Taiwan Must Help US to …

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Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says

Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says

Japan’s top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, abruptly canceled his trip to Washington on Thursday because there remains a gap between the two sides on the issue of rice, the Nikkei daily reported. Japanese officials are unhappy that a U.S. presidential order would include plans for Japan to increase purchases of American rice and a reduction of tariffs on agricultural products, …

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Japan’s top trade negotiator reportedly cancels U.S. trip

Japan’s top trade negotiator reportedly cancels U.S. trip

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s economic revitalization minister, speaks to members of the media at the Japanese embassy in Washington D.C. on June 6, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa canceled a trip to the United States on Thursday over issues related to the U.S.-Japan trade deal. In a statement, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa …

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Latest Trump tariffs unlikely to budge, top negotiator says – Reuters

Latest Trump tariffs unlikely to budge, top negotiator says  Reuters Transcript: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 3, 2025  CBS News Trump trade adviser: Trump’s tariff rates ‘pretty much set’  The Hill Ambassador Greer Issues Statement on President Trump’s Vision for a New System of International Trade  United States Trade Representative (.gov) Trade representative backs Trump’s punitive …

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