Major Taiwanese outlet Liberty Times Network (LTN) recently reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the tariff agreement between Taiwan and the United States is expected to be announced soon. Taiwan’s investment commitments in the U.S. will reportedly fall between those of Japan and South Korea—potentially around US$400 billion—and include TSMC’s US$165 billion investment in Arizona. Taiwan is also expected to support the development of U.S.-based science parks modeled on those in Taiwan.
A U.S. official noted that, compared with the agreements reached with Japan and South Korea, Taiwan’s commitments are not vague pledges, but consist of investments that are already planned or even underway.
Notably, Wu Cheng-wen, chairman of Taiwan’s National Science Council, stressed that the United States will not impose high tariffs on Taiwan’s world-leading semiconductor sector. He said Taiwan will help the United States learn from Taiwan’s industrial ecosystem so that the U.S. can become a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse. Taiwan has also reached an understanding with Washington that it will support the development of the U.S. chip industry in exchange for tariff reductions.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) did not respond to requests for comment.
Source: LTN, November 21, 2025
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