The EU looks at boosting semiconductor trade with Taiwan
By DW
10 June 2022 |
1:10 pm
Hungry for chips, the EU hopes to tap into Taiwan's semiconductor and microchip industry. Fresh talks with Taipei come amid tense relations with China though, which regards Taiwan as a breakaway province.
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