https://wccftech.com/u-s-chip-firms-push-for-supply-chain-ties-with-taiwan-firms-in-government-level-meet/ > A polished silicon wafer. Image: SEMI > Officials from the Taiwanese Ministry of Economics, U.S. semiconductor firms and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) met virtually on Friday to discuss cooperation in the chip sector, reports Taipei Times. The meeting comes as a global chip shortage for automobiles hurts Western economic recovery from the ongoing pandemic, and among the matters discussed was the potential for Taiwan to enter the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).