On December 11 (local time), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, in an exclusive interview with CNBC, disclosed that the Trump administration aims to drive Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)'s investment in the United States beyond the $200 billion mark, with the potential to generate 30,000 new jobs. He underscored the administration's stance against haphazard subsidy practices, instead promoting the optimization of U.S. interests through strategic policy direction.
Earlier, TSMC had already committed to a substantial $165 billion investment in the U.S., earmarked for initiatives including the construction of three state-of-the-art chip fabrication plants. Should the investment scale up to $200 billion, it is poised to significantly bolster the United States' foothold in the cutting-edge chip manufacturing arena. However, this move could also intensify volatility within the global chip industry supply chain.