Vice Premier: Taiwan To Uphold US Trade Deal – Feb. 24, 2027
Taiwan’s vice premier says Taipei will uphold its trade agreement with Washington after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping "liberation day" tariffs. Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to move forward with reviewing President Lai Ching-te's record US$40 billion special defense budget after months of deadlock. And the Presidential Office and the legislature are at an impasse over whether President Lai should answer lawmakers’ questions when addressing the legislature. Plus: - Panama formally ends contracts granting a Hong Kong company the rights to operate the ports at both ends of the strategic Panama Canal. - Rob Jetten, the youngest prime minister in the history of the Netherlands, has been sworn in but faces immediate challenges as his coalition holds no majority in either chamber of parliament. - Tea farmers in Taiwan’s southeast are recognized as the world’s first to produce carbon-neutral oolong tea.
