U.S., Taiwan to Talk Chips, Vaccines as Long-Stalled Talks Begin Betty Hou and Samson Ellis, Bloomberg News Honor guards wearing protective masks raise a Taiwanese flag at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 3, 2021. Taiwanâs ruling party said it plans to double a proposed increase in stimulus funding as the economy reels from tightening virus restrictions across the island. , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Taiwan will sit down Wednesday for long-stalled trade talks, with computer chips and vaccines likely replacing pork and beef as the main topics of discussion. Ensuring stable supplies of semiconductors will be a focus of the talks, Hsiao Cheng-Jung, chief of staff in Taiwanâs Office of Trade Negotiations, said Monday. Taiwan is one of the main global suppliers of chips and its premier manufacturer is building a new factory in the U.S. to boost supply amid a global shortage.