Taiwan is quietly preparing for a new wave of US weapons deals, signaling that the December packages were only the start of a longer rearmament cycle. As Chinese military pressure intensifies around the island,

Taiwan seeks deeper AI partnership with the United States through tariff cuts, tech investment, and strategic semiconductor cooperation.

Senior Taiwanese officials are travelling to Washington to advance talks on reducing U.S. tariffs on the island's exports and strengthening investment, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The US-Taiwan trade deal, by deepening Washington’s ties with Taipei and boosting Taiwan’s semiconductor production in the U.S., is likely to heighten tensions with China and could increase Beijing’s pressure on the island.

TAIPÉI, Taiwán (AP) — El primer ministro de Taiwán elogió el viernes un nuevo pacto comercial con Estados Unidos como el “mejor acuerdo arancelario” logrado por países con superávit comercial con Washington, al tiempo que un funcionario chino en Beijing condenó el acuerdo.

Beyond direct investment, the pact establishes a new, predictable tariff framework to enhance trade between the two countries.

Taiwan aims to cut tariffs on its exports to the US to 15 per cent from 20 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.