Trump administration officials were worried that the defence minister’s June visit would have undermined negotiations with Beijing over tariffs.

The U.S. cancelled a meeting with Taiwan's defence minister in June, highlighting concern that President Donald Trump is wary of supporting the island in ways that could harm U.S. relations with China,

A Taiwan trade delegation will continue talks with the United States on tariffs in Washington, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Goods from Taiwan sent to the U.S. were due to be tariffed at 32%,