Taiwan and TSMC scramble to head off Trump’s tariff threat

Taiwan scrambles to appease Trump as threat of US tariffs looms
Maintaining good ties with the US is crucial for Taiwan for not just economical but also geopolitical reasons, say analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, which could hit Nvidia, one of TSMC's biggest customers.
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While the tariffs aim to boost domestic manufacturing, they are unlikely to divert production from Asia immediately.
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Duties would raise prices for a range of consumer goods, while scaring off further Taiwanese investments in the U.S., experts warn.
Taiwan looks to buy Alaskan natural gas as seeks to head off US tariffs
Taiwan is "quite interested" in natural gas from Alaska and will continue to assess the feasibility of purchases, the economy ministry said on Monday, as the government looks to narrow the trade surplus with the United States and head off tariffs.
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The island imports nearly all of its energy supply, with about 38% of its natural gas coming from Australia, 25% from Qatar and 10% from the US.
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Taiwan's government has been swift to respond to the talk of huge tariffs by the recently inaugurated 47th president of the United States.
Taiwan and TSMC scramble to head off Donald Trump’s tariff threat
It is a coincidence that Taiwan’s deputy economy minister Cynthia Kiang arrives in Washington on Tuesday, just as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s board meets for the first time in Arizona. But the goal of Kiang’s talks with US officials is very similar to that of board meeting at TSMC’s huge new Arizona chip complex: to minimise the threat posed by tariffs planned by US President Donald Trump.
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"If Trump sees the semiconductor tariff policy through, it will affect companies in both Taiwan and the U.S.," Yang said. "The prices of Taiwan-made semiconductors will be much higher in the U.S., weakening the competitiveness of Taiwanese vendors in the U.
Taiwan makes new offer to US in response to Trump tariff threats
Taiwanese authorities have reached out to the US and offered to buy more natural gas in response to threats from President Donald Trump to launch heavy tariffs.
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