On Thursday, Taiwan, Taiwan, woke up to the International Slices of Computer Slices, on the news that President Trump had placed 32 percent of Al -Jazeera exports to the United States. With the exception of semiconductors.
The decision not to impose a tariff on the chips sector does not mean that they will not come to Taiwan or anywhere, including South Korea, another major source of chips.
The Taiwanese companies spent contracts and billions of dollars in building a network of factories that perform a complex process of digging small circles on silicone pieces.
These chips – a wide range of electronic devices they contain – are the main Taiwan exports. They are increasingly the central point of the geopolitical relationship in Taiwan-USA, which has been significantly transformed transactions since Mr. Trump took office.
Mr. Trump previously said that Taiwan has gained an unfair domination of the manufacture of semiconductors and threatened to impose a tariff on the sector. Taiwan was also accused It depends on the United States To obtain political support against China’s allegations that Taiwan is part of its territory, from very little spending on its security.
Officials and companies in Taiwan were scrambling to alleviate Washington’s tariff threats. Last month, President Lay Cheng TN Taiwan was interested in buying natural gas from A long -related project in Alaska.
Weeks ago, the semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan, the world’s largest chip maker, said, You will spend $ 100 billion In the United States to expand its operations in Arizona. TSMC announced plans for the factory during the first term of Mr. Trump and obtained great financial assistance during the era of former President Joseph R. Biden Junior.
On Wednesday, the announcement of the tariff on Taiwan, Mr. Trump praised TSMC for investing in the United States. He and his assistants hope other chips that committed to investing in American operations during the Biden administration, such as South Korea’s giants, Samsung, SK Hynix and global chips in Taiwan, to spend more.
The semiconductor is a complex target for the definitions because the supply chain to make it universal and very specialized. While most advanced chips are manufactured in Taiwan, many are sent to another country like Malaysia for testing. Next, chips may be placed in iPhone or artificial intelligence servers in Mexico or China before selling these devices to people all over the world.
“Very few semiconductors are imported directly to the United States, most of which are combined into a final product,” said Jimmy Godrich, the chief of technology analysis consultant at Rand.
“It is very difficult to say,” we will manufacture a tariff on steel, “added Martin Chorzma, an older colleague at the Peterson International Economy Institute.
Even the chips made by TSMC at its factory in Arizona should leave the United States to flow into other devices before making them in the hands of American consumers, said Mingan, an unpredictable colleague at the Research Institute for Democracy, Society, Emerging Technology, and government research tanks in Taipei.
“Any chip made in Arizona will now have to leave the United States for some time before returning,” said Mr. Ho. “It is just a fact for the global supply chain now.”
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump announced a 32 percent tariff for the Taiwanese goods that were exported to the United States, where Taiwan sends nearly a quarter of its exports. In addition to the chips, on which taxes will not be imposed, Taiwan mainly leads their electronic devices and components. The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said that Taiwan plays an indispensable role in the American economy and urged Washington and Tibeta officials to strengthen relations.
On Thursday, the Taiwanese government condemned the definitions as unreasonable and unfair to Taiwan. The government will make a strong protest with the United States commercial representative, Lee Hui-Chih, a spokeswoman The Cabinet, Taiwan, said in a statement.
The statement said that Taiwan’s exports to the United States have increased in recent years, reflecting the increased demand for Taiwanese electronics and advanced technology, including semiconductors. Mr. Lay, the president, said that the Taiwanese government was concerned about the global influence of definitions.
Jason Has, a older colleague at the Hudson Institute and a former member of the Legislative Board of the opposition National Party, said the Taiwanese government “thought very optimistic about the relationship with Trump.” “It was somewhat naive to think that Trump would be nice with them, especially after the TSMC announcement.”
Chris Bacli She contributed to the reports from Taipei, Taiwan.
