"This shows that Taiwan has in fact earned considerable goodwill internationally through the long-term trust it has built over the years," said Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin. TAIPEI: Taiwan has received supply assurances from the energy minister of a "major" liquefied natural gas-producing country, the island's economy minister said on Saturday (Apr 4), speaking about the Iran war's impact on Middle East energy imports . Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer, had relied on Qatar for around a