Questions are growing over how US President Donald Trump's threat of higher tariffs on South Korea if it does not approve a trade deal could affect Taiwan’s own agreement with Washington. Chris Gorin speaks with political analyst Courtney Donovan Smith, who says Taiwan’s deal appears more deliberate than Japan and South Korea’s and that Taiwan’s opposition is not unified against the agreement, with some KMT figures and industry-heavy constituencies favoring rapid passage.

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