Taiwanese officials, facing a more transactional U.S. relationship, have traveled to Washington to float energy deals and defend the island’s semiconductors.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he would communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S, hours after Trump ordered reciprocal tariffs on trade partners.

Taiwan has sent officials to Washington to discuss possible U.S. tariffs by President Donald Trump, and has made preparations should they be imposed, Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Saturday.

Taiwan pledged to invest more in the U.S. after President Donald Trump vowed to impose sweeping tariffs on foreign countries.

Imposing tariffs on chips from Taiwan would not alter the reality that the US is dependent on Taiwan-manufactured chips, former US national security adviser John Bolton said yesterday. Washington-based think tank the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said the market share of US-made chips fell by 70 percent between 1990 and 2020.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te pledged on Friday to talk with the United States about President Donald Trump's concerns over the chip industry and to increase U.S. investment and buy more from the country,

Trump told House Republicans the U.S. would eventually impose tariffs of 25%, 50%, or even 100% on chip imports to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Be

Trump spoke critically about Taiwan on Thursday, saying he aimed to restore U.S. manufacturing of semiconductor chips and repeating claims about Taiwan having taken away the industry he wanted back in

Taiwan’s President pledged to address US President Donald Trump’s concerns over the semiconductor industry. He committed to increasing US investment and procurement while also boosting Taiwan’s defense spending.

Taiwan plans to boost US investment after President Donald Trump once again accused the island territory of taking America's chip business.