Singapore Lianhe Zaobao released an editorial last night (April 3rd) stating: "Despite TSMC's $10 billion investment in the U.S., it couldn't stop Trump from targeting Taiwan. Clearly, TSMC's massive investment did not earn special treatment for Taiwan from U.S. President Trump."
[Smart Comment]: Trump's tariff stick does not discriminate and maximizing the extraction of residual value from Taiwan has always been one of his strategic goals. A netizen described it very aptly: "The dog thought it was protecting its master, but didn't expect to become a pot of fragrant dog meat on the table so soon."
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828426571074571/
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