Taipei, July 22 -- The United States should prioritise strengthening semiconductor cooperation with Taiwan instead of threatening tariffs on Taiwanese chips, said a government-affiliated think tank as per a report in Focus Taiwan.

The Trump administration has proposed a sweeping 32 per cent tariff on all Taiwan-made imports, including a specific duty on semiconductors--a move Taiwan is keen to prevent.

The Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET), under Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), warned that U.S. actions should focus on curbing China's advances in chipmaking rather than undermining Taiwan's role.

"Without any measures to take on the challenges from China, the global industr...