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'Please send us more chips' Canadian lawmaker says in Taiwan

Judy Sgro, a Canadian lawmaker of the federal Liberal Party, attends an interview with Reuters in Taipei, Taiwan, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A Canadian lawmaker who represents an area in the country's main auto producing province said on Friday he had asked Taiwan to "please send us more chips" to help resolve an ongoing shortage that continues to snarl some production lines.

The automotive industry has been badly affected by global tightness in semiconductor supplies, which have in some cases forced companies to suspend production lines.

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