Taiwan’s government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by President Donald Trump to put tariffs on semiconductors, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Wednesday.

Donald Trump called for tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals from places like Taiwan in the near future.

Donald Trump's decision to place tariffs on Taiwan comes as China made significant breakthroughs with AI development.

While the tariffs aim to boost domestic manufacturing, they are unlikely to divert production from Asia immediately.