By Eduardo Baptista

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Taiwan’s representative to the APEC summit, Lin Hsin-i, said on Saturday he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed supply chains and semiconductors during a meeting on the sidelines of the event in South Korea.

The island’s exports to the United States, apart from semiconductors, are currently subject to a 20% tariff, though Taipei has been in talks to get the figure reduced.

Lin, a former economy minister, told reporters in the city of Gyeongju that the two discussed safe supply chains and tech cooperation during a 40-minute meeting, adding that Bessent was interested in hearing how Taiwan built its chip industry.

‘WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS’

The two “had a very wide-ranging discussion, covering cooperation in technology

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