U.S., Taiwan Manipulate Chip Supplies To Press For War With China
The current government of Taiwan is trying to break the U.S. and Europe s One-China policy to become an independent country under U.S. and NATO protection.
The Peoples Republic of China, the mainland, insist, historically correct, that Republic of China, Taiwan, is a part of mainland China.
Since 1972, when Nixon went to China, the U.S. has supported that position:
In the case of the United States, the One-China Policy was first stated in the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972: the United States acknowledges that Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States does not challenge that position.
Taiwan has no reason to rush to help Germany
By Chang Feng-lin 張豐麟
Foreign media reported late last month that German Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier had written a letter to Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) and Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) asking Taiwan to help Germany resolve a chip shortage that is jeopardizing the recovery of its automobile industry.
Local media then reported that Wang conveyed Altmaier’s message to executives at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) the world’s largest contract chipmaker making it clear that the government has expressed its goodwill to Berlin by taking prompt and concrete action.
U.S. businesses call for better supply chains with Taiwan
02/05/2021 04:50 PM
Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua. CNA photo Feb. 5, 2021
Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) U.S. business representatives on Friday called for a more institutionalized partnership with Taiwan during discussions on enhancing supply chain cooperation and development goals in the semiconductor industry, according to Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花).
Industry leaders in the U.S. suggested that Washington should consider re-entry to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as help countries like Taiwan and South Korea to be included, Wang said.
In addition, a free trade agreement between Taiwan and the U.S. would improve bilateral cooperation, Wang said after a meeting attended by more than 100 government officials and company representatives from Taiwan and the U.S.
Chip shortage spirals beyond cars to phones and game consoles
Debby Wu, Takashi Mochizuki and Vlad Savov, Bloomberg News
Semiconductor shortage hits auto manufacturers VIDEO SIGN OUT
The first hints of trouble emerged in the spring of 2020. The world was in the early throes of a mysterious pandemic, which first obliterated demand then super-charged internet and mobile computing when economies regained their footing. That about-face in a span of months laid the seeds for potentially the most serious shortage in years of the semiconductors that lie at the heart of everything from smartphones to cars and TVs.
Auto and electronics makers that cut back drastically in the early days of the outbreak are now rushing to re-up orders, only to get turned away because chipmakers are stretched to the max supplying smartphone giants like Apple Inc. This week, Qualcomm Inc.âs Cristiano Amon, head of the worldâs largest mobile chipmaker, flagged shortages âacross the
Economics minister denies ‘chips for vaccines’ deal
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter
There is no quid-pro-quo “chips for vaccines” deal, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said yesterday, ahead of a virtual meeting to be held today between Taiwanese and US semiconductor businesses.
Several countries, including Germany, the US and Japan, have reached out to Taiwan through diplomatic channels to ask for help to solve a global auto chip shortage.
Wang said she has also gone through diplomatic channels to ask the German government for help with COVID-19 vaccines for Taiwan.
A 300mm wafer by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is pictured at the 2020 World Semiconductor Conference in Nanjing, China, on Aug. 26. Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua yesterday said there is no quid-pro-quo “chips for vaccines” deal ahead of a virtual meeting to be held today between Taiwanese and US semiconductor businesses.