Taiwan’s export manufacturers are facing steeper U.S. tariffs than their neighbors got and getting squeezed by an appreciating currency.
Category: Taiwan
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Trump’s Threat to Hit Chips With 100% Tariffs Raises Big Questions
The semiconductor supply chain is complex and global. And most chips come into the United States as part of electronics.
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Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War
The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.
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Taiwan Investigates TSMC Employees Over Possible Trade Secret Theft
Taiwan government says it has detained three employees on suspicion they obtained the Taiwanese chip giant’s “core technology trade secrets.”
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Can Taiwan Really Disconnect Its Economy From China?
Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.
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Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever
Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost entirely on imported energy.
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Freddy Lim, Frontman of Chthonic, Is Taiwan’s New Envoy to Finland
Freddy Lim, the founder and lead singer of Chthonic, is well known in Finland, a heavy metal capital of the world.
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Taiwan’s Chip Companies Are Caught in the U.S.-China Tariff War
President Trump has threatened tariffs on Taiwan and the chip industry. China has signaled it will not let the trade war keep it from the technology it needs.
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U.S. Stock Rally Fades After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
The S&P 500 slipped, as trade hostilities continued to heat up between Washington and Beijing. Stocks in Europe and Asia had soared earlier, after President Trump paused some tariffs.
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan soar after the U.S. president pauses punishing tariffs. Gains in mainland China were modest as trade hostilities heat up between Washington and Beijing.
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Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Apply to Chips, but Taiwan Remains Wary
As the center of the global supply chain, Taiwan’s chip companies are expected to face pressure from Washington to invest more in the U.S.
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The Pentagon Draws Back the Curtains for Musk
The billionaire was set to be briefed on the military’s closely guarded playbooks on China, raising new questions about his power and access.