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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Taiwan downplays national security concerns after Trump and TSMC’s $100bn semiconductor deal

Taiwan would ensure that its most advanced semiconductor technology does not go out of the island, the presidential office said, after the world’s largest contract chipmaker signed a $100bn deal with Donald Trump.

Taiwan presidential office spokesperson, Karen Kuo, said the government was aware of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) deal which must go through government assessments to safeguard the interests of the island as well as the investors.

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