Commerce Secretary Wants a ‘50-50’ Semiconductor Production Split Between US and Taiwan

The Trump administration wants Taiwan to move half of its semiconductor production to the United States, a move that could have an impact on the island nation’s self-defense against communist China’s military aggression.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the United States and Taiwan have discussed producing equal shares of the semiconductor chips required to meet U.S. demand, in an interview with NewsNation aired on Sept. 27.