How Asian countries are reacting to Trump's latest tariff announcement as deadline looms

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Thursday stateside rejigged the alleged "reciprocal" tariff rates for respective countries, up of the Friday deadline announced earlier.

The White House besides announced a 40% tariff complaint for each goods transshipped to debar the applicable duties.

Countries not listed successful the latest bid volition look an further work of 10%. The updated directive modifies tariffs imposed nether the earlier enforcement bid issued successful April.

Here are reactions from satellite leaders and countries successful Asia arsenic the timepiece ticks down to the Aug. 1 deadline. It was not instantly wide if that day had been pushed backmost for the tariffs to footwear in.

"This is simply a bully quality for the citizens and system of Cambodia to proceed processing the country." Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said connected Friday connected Facebook aft the revised array of tariffs was released.

Thailand's Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said in a station connected X that the tariff complaint levied connected the state "reflects the adjacent relationship and concern betwixt Thailand and the United States," according to a Google translation of his connection successful Thai. The state faces 19% tariffs connected exports to the U.S.

Chunhavajira added that the announced tariff helps Thailand stay competitory connected the planetary stage, builds capitalist assurance and allows economical growth.

However, helium said that the authorities recognizes the interaction of the tariffs connected entrepreneurs and farmers, and has prepared "comprehensive enactment measures," including brushed loans, subsidies, and taxation measures truthful arsenic to assistance Thailand adapt.

Taiwan has been deed with a 20% "temporary tariff," President Lai Ching-te said on his Facebook page, adding that negotiations were inactive ongoing.

This is little than the 32% complaint announced connected April 2. "If an statement is reached, it tin beryllium expected that the tariff complaint volition beryllium further reduced," Lai wrote connected Friday.

Taiwan volition besides sermon proviso concatenation practice and issues related to Section 232 successful the future, helium added, referring to the sectoral tariffs that Trump had imposed connected nationalist information grounds.

— This nonfiction volition beryllium updated arsenic much reactions travel in.