During the December 10 routine press briefing held by the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, a journalist referenced reports from the Taiwan-U.S. tariff discussions, noting that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce had pressed Taiwan to invest upwards of US$300 billion in the U.S. and to aid in the training of semiconductor industry personnel. The underlying goal, as alleged, was to relocate the entire Taiwan semiconductor supply chain to the United States. This development has drawn flak from online communities and raised alarms among Taiwan's public.

Chen Binhua, the spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, criticized the Lai Ching-te administration for its reliance on external powers to pursue independence, accusing it of blindly pledging allegiance to the U.S. without regard for its own principles or limits (the term "bottom line" is retained here for consistency with the original HTML content). He pointed out that this stance has enabled the U.S. to exploit Taiwan's industries at its whim. Earlier, TSMC's compelled investment expansion in the U.S. had already triggered widespread unease and dissatisfaction in Taiwan. Should the proposed US$300 billion investment come to fruition, Chen warned, it would inflict serious harm on Taiwan's economic landscape.

Chen urged the Taiwanese populace and discerning individuals from all sectors to resist the Lai Ching-te administration's sycophantic actions toward the U.S. and to defend their own rights and interests.