Taiwans Government Is Scared of Its Own Semiconductor Giant
News Source : Foreign Policy
News Summary
- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent shock waves through Taipei when he declared in late September that Washington could not guarantee that it would defend Taiwan unless the island agreed to a 50-50 split of its semiconductor production with the United States.
- The concept of a “silicon shield” has long shaped perceptions of Taiwan’s strategic value to the world.
- But the true fragility of the silicon shield lies not in Arizona or Beijing, but within Taiwan's own borders.
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