Trump’s declaration has fanned fears of a global trade war and a recession, causing big losses in equities in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

Taiwanese officials maintain TSMC won’t begin producing 2nm chips the US before 2028 amid concern that the chipmaker could lose its geopolitical importance

Rumours of TSMC potential tie-up with Intel sparked concern in Taiwan about losing its 'silicon shield' while White House said it was 'unlikely' to hand over American chip facilities to foreigners

Insiders say the White House is concerned about many of the terms underpinning the $39 billion Chips and Science Act industry subsidies

Experts say China's 'breakthrough' AI app collects excessive amounts of user information, and stores it using outdated security protocols in servers accessible to Beijing

Taipei is looking to build communications resilience to prepare for the possibility of a Chinese invasion, similar to Ukraine's use of Starlink satellite broadband service

Chips are among the products the US needs the most, Taiwan's central bank chief noted, adding, 'they design them and we make them'

The Taiwanese firm’s chairman Young Liu said capacity at the Mexico plant would be "very, very enormous"

The third-quarter is also traditionally when Taiwan's tech companies up the pace making smartphones and tablets for Western markets' festive period

Thousands have been evacuated because of the threat of mudslides and landslides, and almost 40,000 troops were on standby

The tech leader saw orders for telecom products up 16% in August from a year ago, while electronic products rose 13.2%

The tech-leading island also saw its exports to the United States soar to an unprecedented high of $11.89 billion