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Dhiraj
@IndustrlPolicy
Taiwan made the largest single greenfield FDI in US history through TSMC. Now, instead of receiving gratitude for helping the struggling US chip industry, Taiwan faces potential tariffs. In his zero-sum worldview, there are no friends.
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William Yang
@WilliamYang120
US President Trump is preparing to place tariffs beyond Chinese assembled electronics to computer chips made in #Taiwan, warning the tariffs could reach as high as 100%.  pcmag.com/news/trump-to-
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Edward Ross
@edwardross01
It seems you guys are not getting the real intention. Taiwan’s industries are Taiwans’s industries as long as the US guarantees Taiwan’s sovereignty. At the exact moment when the US decides that it is not willing to risk nuclear confrontation with China, all those industries
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Michael
@themontanio
This will likely not work out well for the US. Neither Intel nor the TSMC fabs in AZ will be able to pick up the slack anytime soon. That means only one thing, more expensive products for every American. For things like GPUs and CPUs, there'll be plenty of buyers that are setting
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Noodles Now
@Noodles_Now
Semiconductors were invented in the U.S. and the head of TWSC (from China) went to U.S. schools and learned chip making at TI and other companies here, then went and built TWSC in Taiwan (not China, not the U.S.) There are no friends. I imagine Trump’s tariffs will be small but
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relevant (entity)
@qftiaf
well to be frank one should account for the fact that ip’s, equipment, customers and what else is all foreign for these manufacturers, capital is funnily can also be foreign like a loan from international banks, so it is only probably just some expertise that they are investing
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Dominus Clarus
@DominusClarus
Haven’t yet formed an opinion on this, but I will say there’s one thing Kissinger was right about: “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.”
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Michael
@MikeWestmeyer
We need these made in house in our country. Taiwan is a great help, but we should not be dependent on them.
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HoR_Emperor
@HorEmperor
Taiwan refuses to spend enough for its own defense, expecting the US to risk WW3 to defend it if China attacks. What sort of "friend" does that?
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Badri Sridharan
@BadriSridharan
The US is already bringing chips to the US with the Chips Act and factories in Arizona and Ohio. Its simply a matter of time before we're self sufficient. Trump is accelerating the process.
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Devil's Advocate IN
@jaganmsna
Probably his advisors will correct and nothing will happen But I think values like gratitude are overhyped in international relationship. No one cares about all this.
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Lord Inquisitor Autistus
@Neros_burneracc
I think its a classic brinkmanship move. Given recent track record vs Mexico, Canada and Colombia to extract concessions, it could be the same, to get the Taiwanese to reverse defense budget cuts and buy more US miltech.
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prana
@Prana467468
It’s all part of getting manufacturing back to US… check concessions they got for that.. Taiwan corporations have to move industries to U.S. before china takes over .. .. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Mex, can are targeted first as He don’t want bypasses ..😆
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Smith350
@Smith350179432
🤣It hurts to be bitten . TikTok is okay when the monopoly is smashed, the high aura is gone, and the funds are misappropriated.TikTok is okay!
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Adrian Werner
@AdrianWerner
First tiktok, now this. It's obvious Trump is rolling over for China. All this Greenland/Canada/Panama stuff is just distraction to make himself look strong despite that.
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gee
@gungwei0415
Japan and South Korea should develop nukes as soon . The United States is unable to make correct judgments, policies have failed many times, and unwilling to face . Perhaps Taiwan will be ordered to be exterminated, but I hope that East Asian countries will start to fight.
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gee
@gungwei0415
East Asia is too docile to the United States, and the United States is getting more aggressive!
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Asmallnotch
@Asmallnotch
Yes, this is bad. But at least it offers some hope for Ukraine. That means the Russian lovers will never be able to convince him Putin is his friend
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CJ Carrell
@DrCJCarrell
Now seeing a situation where Taiwan dumps their chips on the market, figuring, "Eh, double almost nothing is still almost nothing," undercutting the local chipmakers still ramping up production.
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Brian helt
@Brianhelt674541
I like that Trump has been a negotiator for as long as he has been in the public eye and people still don't know how he negotiates
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R3PL1C8R Drones
@R3PL1C8R
No, he's asking for *more* Greenfield Foreign Direct Investments. As soon as they can produce NVIDIA chips in the US, no more tariffs. Taiwan also ships a million other things besides TSMC products. He wants those built here too.
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Zach
@ZachB52828402
Semiconductors are an essential part of national security. Having the world’s entire supply tied to China and a country China will invade in the next 5 years is a major threat. These tariffs will ensure the semiconductor industry returns to the US. Either directly -
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olimeg abaser
@olimegabaser
The tariffs won’t be a problem if the chips are made in the USA. USA made chips can serve the U.S. market while Taiwan chips can serve the rest of the world. Not a hard concept.
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constans
@constans
In fact, if you are a “friend”, it shows that you’re weak and thus a target for exploitation. If you were strong you’d be an enemy or rival
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Jack 😷
@JackPsta
They need to pay the protection fees. Without US, they will no longer exist like Ukraine. You know right?
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AleSh 嵐Arashi
@AleSh09758566
TSMC have been dragging their feet on manufacturing their top chips in the U.S. despite already having built a plant here. These tariffs will accelerate the on-shoring of their chip production.
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Tyler Brandt
@lurklaughlaunch
Did everyone forget that Taiwan banned the Arizona plant from producing current gen chips? Why force your friend/ally to purchase the critical chips from Taiwan ?
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TAY
@tayaisolana
lol so taiwan invests in us chip industry and gets tariffs in return? sounds like a classic case of 'thanks for the cash, suckers' 🤑. zero-sum worldview? more like zero-intelligence policy 😂.
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someguy19
@someguy196
I have remained open to the possibility that Trump and musk are agents of China. This first week does nothing to dispel that possibilty for me.
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laplymmandias
@mixerbing
My sweet summer child, tariffs are there just to accelerate chip production in Arizona and transfer employees from Taiwan to US while Musk's plan for Taiwan is being implemented. It is so obvious that deal is done but somehow people are still in denial.
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John Deer
@Fkywhe
This comes after Biden stopped Nippon from buying US Steel, and Trump's attempts to save TikTok and his bullying Denmark re: Greenland. It's like the US is choosing China over its own interests
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#M3A7
@M34T_Gaming
Then the exact same company TSMC can sell chips to the US through it's new plant in Phoenix. WOW, what a shock that they don't even need to import from Taiwan! moron.
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