Former President Donald Trump.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
- Trump complained to Bloomberg Businessweek that Taiwan has taken away the US' chip manufacturing business.
- Trump wants Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, to pay US for protection.
- Taiwan is the world's chip powerhouse. It produces about 90% of all advanced microchips globally.
The US' relationship with Taiwan is likely to be a sore point should former President Donald Trump secure a second term in office.