Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed “victory” in his chip war against Taipei is premised on a fundamental misunderstanding of how we got to where we are.
TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei (right) speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a joint announcement of a new $100 billion TSMC investment in the United States, Mar. 3, 2025.
Nowhere is the logic of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy more obviously flawed than his attempt to reshore semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.
Following Trump’s
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