US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China's response to such a high-profile visit.
The us is trying to invest heavily in microchip manufacturing, and Taiwan is home base for some of the largest chip manufacturing companies. I could see this being a rationale, but I haven't heard it yet