Former US President Trump interviewed the US media, he named Taiwan "paying US defense costs."TSMC, the world's largest chip manufacturer in Taiwan on Wednesday (July 17) stocks fell, a decline of more than 2%.
Trump made the above statements in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Business Week on June 25 this year.The report was published on Tuesday (16th).
Trump said in an interview that they know Taiwanese very well and respect them very much, but they did take away 100%of the chip business in the United States.
Trump also said, "You know, we are no different from the insurance company, and Taiwan has not given us anything."
After the report came out, TSMC (TSMC) ADR fell 1.3%after the market.The opening of the market fell simultaneously on Wednesday, and the decline once exceeded 2%. Taiwan stocks fell by about 0.4%, highlighting that the geopolitical risks will change the attitude of the Langpu guarantee, becoming a new variable in Taiwan stocks.
The United States is the most important international supporter and weapon supply country in Taiwan, but the two parties do not have a formal defense agreement.
According to Reuters, Taiwan ’s Chief Executive Zhuo Rongtai responded on Wednesday that Taiwan is willing to bear more self -defense responsibilities and is steadily increasing national defense expenses.
TSMC has not responded immediately.TSMC will release the second quarter revenue report on Thursday.
TSMC spent billions of dollars to build new factories overseas, including investing in three factories for investing 65 billion US dollars (S $ 87.2 billion) in Arizona.However, the company has previously stated that most manufacturing business will stay in Taiwan.
