Taiwan-US Tariff Deal Triggers Industry Fears and Beijing Backlash

Taiwan-US Tariff Deal Triggers Industry Fears and Beijing Backlash

  • January 16, 2026

Taiwan’s government has welcomed a new trade arrangement with the United States that lowers export tariffs to 15 percent, presenting the outcome as a strategic breakthrough that strengthens the island’s global competitiveness and deepens high technology cooperation with Washington. After months of negotiations,

U.S.-Taiwan Semiconductor Deal Reshapes Trade and Investment Ties

U.S.-Taiwan Semiconductor Deal Reshapes Trade and Investment Ties

  • January 15, 2026

The United States and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement that places semiconductors at the center of a broader effort to reshape technology supply chains and deepen industrial cooperation. The deal lowers tariffs on a wide range of Taiwanese exports while creating incentives