Taiwan electronics firms plan more Texas investments, industry body says


FILE PHOTO: Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed on the table in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics companies are planning more investments in the U.S. state of Texas, with announcements possible in May to coincide with President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, the head of an industry body said on Tuesday.

Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, has lambasted Taiwan for taking U.S. semiconductor business, and has also threatened import tariffs on trading partners with which the United States runs large trade deficits, which could target Taiwan.

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