In this episode of Reporter’s Notebook, Joey Chou talks with TaiwanPlus tech and economics reporter Chris Gorin about one of Taiwan’s biggest policy debates of the year: tariffs and the emerging “Taiwan model” for US trade negotiations. Chris breaks down what the government actually means by this new term — from private-sector–led projects to industrial clusters and talent training — and why Taiwan’s science-park ecosystem is so hard to replicate abroad. The two also unpack how to communicate complex economic ideas to a general audience, and where AI and semiconductor coverage is headed next.