Taiwan and TSMC scramble to head off Trump’s tariff threat

Taiwan looks to buy Alaskan natural gas as it seeks to head off US tariffs
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is interested in natural gas from Alaska and will continue to assess the feasibility of purchases, the economy ministry said on Monday, as the government looks to narrow the trade surplus with the United States and head off tariffs.
Taiwan and TSMC scramble to head off Donald Trump’s tariff threat
Trump’s approach has spooked companies in Taiwan’s chip sector, too. Rick Tsai, chief executive of MediaTek, the country’s leading chip design house, told investors last week the company was running simulations of the impact of US tariffs, but their effect was “very unpredictable”.
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Taiwanese authorities have reached out to the US and offered to buy more natural gas in response to threats from President Donald Trump to launch heavy tariffs.
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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.
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