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Taiwan's Lai Vows More Investment In US As Chip Tariffs Loom

TSMC has plans to open three fabrication plants in the United States (Credit: AFP)

Taiwan will boost investment in the United States and on its own defences, President Lai Ching-te said Friday, as Taipei seeks to head off US President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on its semiconductor chips.

The self-ruled island is a global power in the manufacturing of chips, which are used in everything from smartphones to missiles and are a key driver of its economy.

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