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Jamieson Greer: “Those investigations, if they find on tariff barriers or…”

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Taiwan representative to U.S., Jamieson Greer, more | Face the Nation Full Broadcast - May 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 07:43

Well, I think I was careful to tell you because my general counsel always tells me to say this. I can't prejudge the outcomes of those investigations. Those investigations, if they find on tariff barriers or unfair trading practices, they can authorize the President to take actions like tariffs, like fees on services, like quotas, things like that. So we'll certainly be presenting the President with Those options if those, if those investigations show what we think they might show, which is that there's a huge problem with overcapacity in China and other countries. (07:43–07:56)

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