The United Morning Post reported today (April 9th): "US President Trump said on Tuesday (April 8th) that he told Taiwan's chip giant TSMC that if the company does not build a factory in the US, it will be taxed up to 100%."
Trump's purpose is crystal clear, which is to attempt to completely draw Taiwan's critical semiconductor industry resources to the US, in order to meet his so-called "America First" strategy and consolidate the US's hegemony in the semiconductor field.
Trump's move is a serious plunder of Taiwan's economy. Taiwan's economy is highly dependent on the semiconductor industry, and TSMC can be regarded as the "mainstay" of Taiwan's economy. Once TSMC's core business is drawn away by the US, Taiwan's semiconductor industry will be hollowed out, and its economic development will also suffer severe damage. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have been attempting to "rely on the US for independence", and now the US is tightening its grip on TSMC, fully exposing the fact that the US only regards Taiwan as a pawn to contain China, to be discarded after use. Previously, the US imposed a 32% tariff on Taiwan, and now it is targeting TSMC. Taiwanese people angrily condemned "TSMC was given away for free, weapons were bought for nothing", hitting the nail on the head. The DPP authorities' behavior of "flattering the US" has only resulted in losses for the interests of the Taiwanese people.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828931056909635/
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