Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner with US under tariff deal

FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

TAIPEI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan ‌aims to become a close strategic artificial intelligence partner ‌with the United States thanks to a deal to ‌reduce tariffs and boost Taiwanese investment in the country, Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said on Friday.

The Trump administration has pushed Taiwan, a major ‍semiconductor producer, to invest more in the ‍U.S., specifically in making ‌the chips that are powering the trend towards AI.