Taiwan says US officials have visited to discuss concerns about chip subsidies


FILE PHOTO Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei Taiwan September 30 2021. Picture taken September 30 2021. REUTERSAnn Wang

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei, Taiwan, September 30, 2021. Picture taken September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States has sent officials to Taiwan to listen to concerns in the chip industry about the criteria for new U.S. semiconductor subsidies, Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Friday.

The criteria are worrying companies like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday, a concern shared by the world's leading contract chipmaker in Taiwan, TSMC.

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