Assistant Professor of Political Science Guan-Yi Leu
Assistant Professor of Political Science Guan-Yi Leu authored an article titled “Trump’s Tariffs 2.0: New Effects and Implications to Taiwan” for Taiwan Insight, the online magazine of the Taiwan Research Hub of University of Nottingham.
On April 2, 2025, United States President Donald Trump announced a policy order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ‘s authority and introduced a sweeping 10% universal baseline tariff on its imports from all trading partners. The Trump administration also sought “reciprocal tariffs”, with an additional rate from 1 % to 40 % on nearly 60 trading partners. This move toward a blanket reciprocal tariff has significantly raised concerns about a potential global trade war, leading to a downturn in stock markets worldwide. Read the article.