Experts weigh in on Taiwan-U.S. trade deal’s impact on industry, security ties Taiwan and the United States reached a trade agreement last week that includes a tentative deal to reduce U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese exports, alongside Taiwan’s pledge to invest US$250 billion in the U.S. and give US$250 billion in credit support to Taiwanese companies willing to invest in the country. In interviews with CNA, Alexander Gray, a former White House official who served during U.S. President Donald Trump’s

The United States has agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%, and to waive reciprocal tariffs on select products, including generic drugs, aircraft parts, and natural resources. The move follows a trade agreement under which Taiwan has pledged to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to help bolster semiconductor manufacturing in the US. Much of that investment is expected to come from Taiwanese chip giant TSMC, amid reports the company may double the number of facilities it