WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office of the U.

The U. S. -Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U. S. is unlikely to fully wean Washington off the island's most advanced semiconductors anytime soon, several analysts told CNBC, leaving the so-called "silicon shield" largely intact for now.