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Lai Gives Trump Chang Biography, Pushes $165 B Chip Deal

5/28/2026

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President Lai Ching-te gave President Donald Trump an autobiography of TSMC founder Morris Chang at an Independence Day reception in Taipei on May 27 2026, handed to U.S. diplomat Raymond Greene.
Lai said the gesture aims to deepen Taiwan-U.S. semiconductor and AI cooperation despite Trump's pending arms-sales decision.
Trump earlier accused Taiwan of stealing the U.S. chip industry, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which supplies Nvidia, is investing $165 billion in Arizona.

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President Lai Ching-te gave President Donald Trump an autobiography of TSMC founder Morris Chang at an Independence Day reception in Taipei on May 27 2026, handed to U.S. diplomat Raymond Greene.
Lai said the gesture aims to deepen Taiwan-U.S. semiconductor and AI cooperation despite Trump's pending arms-sales decision.
Trump earlier accused Taiwan of stealing the U.S. chip industry, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which supplies Nvidia, is investing $165 billion in Arizona.