U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and C.C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (left), shake hands during an announcement of an additional $100 billion into TSMC’s U.S. manufacturing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on March 3, 2025.
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THE GREAT SELLOUT IS COMPLETE. In a shocking move that critics are calling an economic coup, Taiwan’s technological crown jewel, TSMC, is accelerating its TOTAL SURRENDER to American demands, pouring BILLIONS more into Arizona while a secretive trade deal strips the island nation of its sovereign leverage. This isn’t just business—it’s the calculated DISMANTLING of Taiwan’s primary economic shield against Chinese aggression, brokered right from the Oval Office.
Insiders reveal the so-called “trade deal” is nothing but a protection racket, with Washington FORCING Taiwan to cap tariffs while demanding a staggering $250 BILLION in direct investments. In return, America gets what it truly wants: control over the world’s most advanced chip supply. TSMC’s meek denials are a FARCE. Every new “gigafab” in the Arizona desert isn’t just a factory; it’s a geopolitical trophy, a deliberate step in hollowing out Taiwan’s defense-by-silicon strategy and making the island EXPENDABLE.
Even more alarmingly, TSMC executives ADMIT the quiet part out loud: their MOST ADVANCED tech, the lifeblood of modern warfare and AI, will STAY in Taiwan. This exposes the grim reality—the U.S. is content to use Taiwan as a high-tech SHIELD, exploiting its engineers and innovations while physically relocating the bulk of production to “safe” American soil. Taiwan is being reduced to a vulnerable R&D lab, its economic future and security bargaining chips in a game it cannot win.
As TSMC’s stock soars on the news of its own homeland’s diminishing strategic value, one terrifying question remains: when the final chip fab is built in Phoenix, what will be left of Taiwan besides a target on its back?
Author: Kayitsi.com
