President Trump's initiative for Taiwan's semiconductor giant TSMC to invest $100 billion in Arizona has polarized Taiwanese politics. Opposition lawmakers worry this could undermine Taiwan's crucial role in global semiconductor supply and weaken its defense against China. They fear TSMC, which produces 60% of the world's semiconductors, may transition to an 'American Semiconductor Manufacturing Company', jeopardizing Taiwan's security. Despite reassurances from TSMC’s CEO that advanced technologies will stay in Taiwan, skepticism persists within the opposition regarding the deal’s implications for Taiwan's sovereignty and safety.
The silicon shield is a metaphor for how Taiwan's role as a key global supplier of high-tech goods may help ensure its own geopolitical safety.
Opposition politicians worry it could damage the silicon shield that many believe helps keep Taiwan safe from a Chinese attack.
If TSMC turns into 'American Semiconductor Manufacturing Company', where will Taiwan's security be then? asked KMT lawmaker Fu Kun-chi.
TSMC's CEO CC Wei emphasized that the company's most advanced semiconductor technologies would remain in Taiwan despite the new investments in Arizona.
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