TSMC's recent announcement of an additional US$100 billion investment in US manufacturing has sparked sharp criticism from Beijing. Chinese media and government officials frame the expansion as US-coerced offshoring of Taiwan's semiconductor crown jewels,
In a heartwarming (ish) exposition of solidarity with democratic expression, China tabled concerns earlier today that the Taiwanese government could be preparing to give away its chip industry as a "souvenir" to the USA and that Taiwanese citizens were thus concerned that chip foundry TSMC could become "United States Semiconductor Manufacturing Co".
Taiwan says TSMC investment 'historic moment' for US ties
Why concern is growing in Taiwan about chip giant TSMC’s pledge to invest in Arizona
The US$100 billion outlay may avert threatened tariffs, but it risks undermining the island’s strategically vital semiconductor industry.
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Chipmaker TSMC's CEO says US investment driven by customer demand
The investment plan, announced at the White House, was made as the Trump administration pushes to bring chip making back to the United States.
TSMC’s $100 billion will significantly boost America’s semiconductor manufacturing industry but how it will shape US-Taiwan relations is an open question.
Taiwan-based TSMC fabricates the vast majority of the advanced chips for AI and smartphones. Now more of that fabrication could move to Arizona.
All presidents of these United States have the bully pulpit from which to lecture the American people and, for the past century, the rest of the world
The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?
Trump pointed to three deals he claimed were proof of how his officials were bringing jobs back to the U.S., opening up new markets, and ensuring U.S. security.
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