US overtakes mainland China as Taiwan’s main export market, sign of ‘strategic shift’ amid tech decoupling

The United States has surpassed mainland China as world hi-tech hub Taiwan’s top export destination this year in a sign that supply chain decoupling has made a palpable shift toward Western-allied markets.

Taiwan’s US$26.625 billion worth of exports shipped to the US in the first quarter beat the US$22.407 billion sent to mainland China, according to International Trade Administration data.