Taiwan only expects a small impact from any tariffs imposed by the incoming government of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on semiconductor exports given their technological superiority, Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Friday.

Taiwan anticipates minimal impact from U.S. tariffs on semiconductors due to technological superiority, according to Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei.

Taiwan’s economic minister said the impact of Donald Trump and his policies will be limited because he can only serve a single term, rare frank comments that show how governments around the world are gaming out the president-elect’s return to office.

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

By bno - Taipei Bureau Taiwan’s investigation into damage to an undersea communications cable has sparked heightened tensions, with a Chinese-registered vessel emerging as a key figure in the case. The incident,