Taipei, April 20 -- Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te has assured aquaculture industry leaders that Taiwan's ongoing tariff negotiations with the US would not come at the expense of its agricultural and fishery sectors, as concerns rise over Washington's proposed trade measures primarily targeting China, Taipei Times reported.

Although the White House paused a planned across-the-board 32 per cent import tariff on countries with trade surpluses - including Taiwan - a 10 per cent duty will still be applied, excluding China.

The US administration, under President Donald Trump, announced on April 2 its intent to impose "reciprocal" tariffs on countries with large trade imbalances with the US. While a temporary reprieve was issued last w...