Taiwan’s president characterized US-Taiwan trade disputes as normal “frictions between friends” amid ongoing tariff negotiations. Despite US tariffs and domestic opposition to reciprocal tariff removal, Taiwan seeks continued economic cooperation & strengthened defense. Investment from companies like Nvidia is welcome.

• US tariffs on Taiwan have been lowered to 10% for negotiations.
• Taiwan seeks to balance its US relations with China dialogue.
• Nvidia & TSMC announce major Taiwan investments.