At a routine briefing the Taiwan Affairs Office commented on reports that TSMC plans to increase U.S. investment by $100 billion, including four additional wafer fabs and an advanced packaging facility in Arizona. The move has revived concerns in Taiwan about industry relocation and the hollowing out of the island’s semiconductor sector. Spokesperson Zhang Han blamed the DPP’s pro‑U.S. policies for damaging Taiwan’s economy, accusing the authority of selling out industrial interests and hollowin

At a routine briefing the Taiwan Affairs Office commented on reports that TSMC plans to increase U.S. investment by $100 billion, including four additional wafer fabs and an advanced packaging facility in Arizona. The move has revived concerns in Taiwan about industry relocation and the hollowing out of the island’s semiconductor sector. Spokesperson Zhang Han blamed the DPP’s pro‑U.S. policies for damaging Taiwan’s economy, accusing the authority of selling out industrial interests and hollowing the island’s economic base, and said the outcome would harm both industry prospects and residents’ livelihoods.