US EditionTaiwan Rejects US Demand for 50-50 Chip Split as Washington Weighs New Tariffs
The U.S. aims to cut Taiwan’s semiconductor share from 90% to 50% by boosting domestic chip production to 40%, requiring over $500 billion in U.S. investments.
- Opposition Kuomintang lawmakers condemned U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's proposal to split semiconductor production equally between Taiwan and the U.S., fearing it could weaken Taiwan's security and economy.
- Lutnick stated that shifting a portion of chip production to the U.S. is vital for both nations' security and indicated that 50% of the chips used in the U.S. must be made domestically.
- Legislator Hsu Yu-chen criticized the proposal as exploitation and a threat to Taiwan's semiconductor industry and security, known as the 'silicon shield.'
- Taiwan's government, through the Office of Trade Negotiations, has stated it would act with prudence in negotiations regarding semiconductor production.
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Taiwan Rejects U.S. Proposal for 50-50 Semiconductor Production Deal
Taiwan has pushed back against a reported U.S. proposal that would require half of all semiconductor production to take place on American soil. The idea surfaced after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Washington’s plan was to split chip-making evenly between the two countries. Taiwan’s Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, returning from tariff talks in Washington, […] The post Taiwan Rejects U.S. Proposal for 50-50 Semiconductor Production…
Taiwan will not agree to a split of chip production, with 50 percent domestic and 50 percent in the U.S. It also rejects the possibility of this being a framework for trade negotiations with the world's largest economy.
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