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AFFIRMATION: The president has framed the campaign as a referendum on her approach to China, but the KMT said that she has been too confrontational with BeijingBy Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee / Reuters, TAIPEI
‘SEASONED’: Chiang Shang-yi is to help guide Hon Hai’s global semiconductor development strategy as the firm accelerates the pace of capacity deploymentBy Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
CONFIDENCE: The billionaire’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc owned US$4.1 billion of TSMC ADRs at the end of September, signaling its faith in the chipmaker’s long-term outlook/ Staff writer, with CNA
/ BloombergLithuania yesterday opened a trade office in Taiwan, potentially escalating tensions with China that have been simmering since the EU member state drew a stiff rebuke from Beijing.
OUTLOOK REVISED DOWN: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co said that its fourth-quarter earnings this year would also take a hit from the COVID-19 lockdowns in China/ AFP, BEIJING