Taiwan looks forward to more chip investment in Arizona, president says

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te poses for photo after inspecting reservists operating a Taiwan made Hummer 2 Drone during a training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

TAIPEI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan looks ‌forward to even more semiconductor investment in Arizona to bolster ‌ties with the United States, President Lai Ching-te told a visiting ‌senator from the state on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed the major producer of semiconductors, which runs a large trade surplus with the United States, to invest more ‍in the U.S., specifically in chips that power ‍AI.