US and Taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment
Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and will ease tensions between the two countries...
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Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and will ease tensions between the two countries...
The US just lowered Taiwan's tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday . Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease f...
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