Taiwan's Presidential Office says TSMC's plan to invest US$100 billion in U.S. chip manufacturing must ensure the most advanced chip technology remains in Taiwan. China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a further 10 percent trade levy on China. And firefighters in Japan are struggling to put out wildfires in the country's northeast. Plus:
- TaiwanPlus speaks to Dave Nicholson, global technology advisor at Futurum Group, to understand the implications of TSMC's US$100 billion U.S. investment plan.
- The United States halts all military aid to Ukraine.
- Taiwan's defense minister comments on Taiwan's significance to the U.S., saying Washington can't afford to lose out in the Indo-Pacific.