Cheng Li-chun, who is leading tariff talks with Washington, told reporters upon getting back to the island that she had not discussed the 50-50 idea suggested by the US during the talks.

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says the US needs Taiwan to shift more of its chip supply chain to America, so the US can 'shield' the island

Beijing is yet to offer clarity on the scope and requirements of its new visa meant to attract global tech talent

The Trump administration is considering a 25% tariff for chip-related content in imported devices, with 15% rates for electronics from Japan and the EU, sources say.

Over the past three years, Beijing has invested billions in a nationwide project to build computing data centres and it is now working on efficiently linking them together

Investors snap up Alibaba shares amid enthusiasm about its AI and data centre plans, as well as the 'return' of its legendary founder

Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas could push American firms to increase their AI use, while also setting up offshore offices for more of their operations, specifically in India, Canada and Mexico

Trump is expected to announce the takeover of TikTok in the US this week, with confirmation that the app's algorithm is "secured, retrained and operated in the US"

The move is seen as bad news for rival firms in the long term, but analysts say it could take pressure off TSMC and ease US scrutiny on foreign chipmakers

China and the US 'have larger agendas to work out,' Nvidia chief says after China's cyberspace regulator bans local firms from buying its AI chips

The RTX6000D is being seen as expensive for what it does, especially as its performance lags compared to better Nvidia chips available in China's grey markets

Analysts said China's latest moves — particularly against Nvidia — were likely timed to give Beijing greater clout in trade talks with US officials, but they ended on Monday.