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VOA Mandarin: Taiwan responds to new US tariffs on chips


FILE - The logo of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is shown during the Taiwan Innotech Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 14, 2022.
FILE - The logo of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is shown during the Taiwan Innotech Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 14, 2022.

President Donald Trump pledged last week to impose an additional 25% tariff on U.S.-bound imports of cars, semiconductors and medical products, possibly after April – a move that experts believe could significantly affect Taiwan.

TSMC, which is based in Taiwan and the world’s largest contract chipmaker, may suffer the most as 60% of its revenues are believed to be generated in the U.S.

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