TAIPEI >> Former President Donald Trump “has a lot on his plate” and misunderstands Taiwan’s role in the semiconductor industry, possibly because others have misinformed him, the island’s Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Monday.

TAIPEI - Former U.S. President Donald Trump "has a lot on his plate" and misunderstands Taiwan's role in the semiconductor industry, possibly because others have misinformed him, the island's Economy

"And we will clarify that.”

Taiwan’s Economy Minister, Kuo Jyh-huei, expressed that former President Donald Trump misunderstood Taiwan’s role in the semiconductor industry. Trump had earlier suggested that Taiwan should compensate the U.

Former US President Donald Trump, now the Republican candidate for this year's presidential election, has just stepped into a hornet's nest in Taiwan with his latest comments about the semiconductor industry.