Commentary: Trump's Taiwan chip claim tests TSMC's silence

Staff reporter, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

May 21, 2026, 16:30, Updated: May 21, 2026, 18:10 0

Credit: DIGITIMES

US President Donald Trump, after recently concluding a visit to China, again publicly accused Taiwan of having "stolen our chip industry." This was not the first time he had made such a claim. From the 2024 campaign period to a Fox News interview in...

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