The hope is for Taiwan ’s chipmakers to build new plants in Europe as tensions brew with China Taiwan 's government has announced a "major breakthrough " in talks with the European Union about cooperation in the semiconductor industry , which could pave the way for the island nation's chipmakers to build new plants in Europe . Reuters reported Thursday that Wang Mei-hua, Taiwan 's Economy Minister, made clear in a statement that the country will continue to be a "trusted partner" for the EU in the semiconductor industry so that Europe 's supply chain can stablize. Wang held talks...