Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to the Trump administration for August that would have included stops in the United States, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. cancelled a meeting with Taiwan's defence minister in June, highlighting concern that President Donald Trump is wary of supporting the island in ways that could harm U.S. relations with China,

Taiwan's president reportedly canceled his trip after the U.S. denied him permission to stop over in New York en route to Central America.

The new 20 percent tariff rate the US set on goods from Taiwan is “temporary,” and the government expects to negotiate a lower figure, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday. Tariff rates on semiconductors, electronics, and information and communications technology products are to be determined separately under forthcoming US sectoral measures.

Taiwan, which is set to face a 20% tariff following President Trump’s executive order, plans to keep negotiating and aims to bring down the rate. The 20% rate, while lower than the current 32%, wasn’t Taiwan’s goal,

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Friday that the new 20% tariff rate set by the Trump administration on goods imported from the island is "temporary", and the government expects to negotiate a lower figure.