Taipei, July 28 -- The United States has surpassed China and Hong Kong to become the largest destination for Taiwan-made machinery for the first time in 2024, according to a recent report from Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and as reported by Focus Taiwan.

According to Focus Taiwan, the shift was driven by China's ongoing push to build its own machinery capabilities.

Taiwan exported USD 5.8 billion worth of machinery to the U.S. in 2024, marking a 6.1 per cent increase from the previous year and accounting for 24.2 per cent of the country's total machinery exports. In contrast, sales to China and Hong Kong dropped by 1.5 per cent to USD 5.7 billion, or 23.7 per cent of the total.

Between 2019 and 2024, Taiwan's machinery exports to...