Taiwan flexes chip diplomacy muscles as it faces pressure to share AI wealth with allies
Taiwan pitched itself as a reliable AI chip supplier while seeking more U.S. investment and tariff relief, officials said.
- At the SEMICON Taiwan trade show last week, President Lai Ching-te highlighted the island's semiconductor prowess, urging companies to expand globally to "let resilience create shared prosperity" while grounding the industry's strength in democracy and rule of law.
- Despite a tariff deal struck with Washington earlier this year, the United States continues pressuring Taiwan to shift more chip manufacturing stateside, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick warned last week of potential tariffs for companies not producing in the U.S.
- TSMC is investing $265 billion in Arizona factories, while Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin noted companies plan an additional $20 billion in U.S. investment following Foxconn chairman Young Liu's strategic advice to "make with Taiwan in the country where the market is."
- Seeking to diversify beyond Washington, Taiwan is courting the European Union, which sent official Kilian Gross to pitch the Chips Act 2.0, while Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu emphasized that Taiwan uses technology to "connect with the world."
- Aligning with the EU and U.S. on shared democratic values and support for Ukraine, Taiwan leverages its semiconductor prowess to secure international backing against diplomatic isolation, countering Beijing's efforts to characterize the island as merely one of its provinces.
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Taiwan pledges $20bn more in US chip investment while courting the EU, Reuters reports
Taiwan spent this week’s SEMICON trade show in Taipei making the same argument twice over, once to Washington and once to Brussels: that its chips arrive with democratic governance attached. The commercial half of that argument came with a number, and economy minister Kung Ming-hsin supplied it, announcing a further $20bn of planned Taiwanese investment […] This story continues at The Next Web
Taiwan flexes chip diplomacy muscles as it faces pressure to share AI wealth with allies
By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI revolution, while signalling a willingness to share...
Forbes, the world's most well-conceived business and economic magazine. Country seeks to take advantage of its technological capacity to raise international support, something that Beijing seeks to prevent The post Taiwan Demonstrates Strength in the Diplomacy of Chips in Middle Pressure of the USA apareceu primeiro em Forbes Brasil.
Taiwan showcases chip diplomacy, positions itself as trusted AI partner
Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI revolution, while signalling a willingness to share the benefits of its semiconductor prowess with like-minded partners. Home to companies like TSMC, whose chips power AI applications, diplomatically isolated Taiwan has long […]
Taiwan demonstrated its strength in the "diplomacy of chips" at an important trade fair at the ...
Taiwan turns chip dominance into a diplomatic strategy
Taiwan is using its dominance in advanced semiconductors to deepen political and economic ties with democratic partners, presenting itself as an indispensable and trustworthy supplier for the artificial intelligence era. At the SEMICON Taiwan trade show, Taiwanese officials and industry leaders framed the island’s chip sector not merely as a commercial success, but as a strategic asset rooted in democracy, rule of law and cooperation with like-m…
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