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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Erin Hale

As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan’s chip industry braces for upheaval

Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 29, 2024 [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – With just weeks left in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden and his team are scrambling to lock in billions of dollars in funding to re-shore chip manufacturing to the US.

Signed into law by Biden in 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act set aside $280bn in funding to boost domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing in the US, including $39bn in subsidies, loans and tax credits for both US and foreign companies.

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