Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the island’s top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network News Nation over the weekend that Washington’s pitch to Taiwan would be a 50-50 split in making chips, the vast majority of which are now made on the island.
Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who is leading the tariff talks with Washington, told reporters upon getting back to the island that she had not discussed the 50-50 idea suggested by the U.S. during the talks.
People think Taiwan doesn’t have a strong position in negotiations when in fact they do.
America literally can’t remove its protection of Taiwan
America doesn’t want China to have full control of the Taiwanese straight as it’s an important strategic route and they would immediately lose access to a strategic chip partner.
Forget 50\50 losing Taiwan gets them 0
It would be disastrous for the country both economically and strategically. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be much of a deterrent for this administration. If anything, that would seem to align with their existing policies.
I think those are all good reasons why a sane America wouldn’t abandon Taiwan. This America however…
Why would they ever take this “deal”?
You mean this scam to get all their chip facilities before we abandon them like our other long-time allies?
And remove any need to offer them security from China
Good. Don’t negotiate with terrorists.
And criminals, or rapist
I wouldn’t give the usa half of my sandwich at this point.
They would have been stupid as hell to take it. Taiwan is well aware of its value to America
No shit.
I would counter with give us something like alcatraz to become legally part of taiwan and we will forgo the maritine rights and build the chips there. Or maybe an alutian island or such.
