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TSMC Shuts if China Invades Taiwan, Says Boss – Focus Taiwan

TSMC factories would cease to operate if China invaded Taiwan, company chairman Mark Liu warns, reminding Beijing there are “no winners” if a country declares war


Trainees learn how to build and operate an EUV machine at the training center at ASML Holding in Tainan
ASML, a key supplier to chipmakers, has been restricted from selling its most advanced tools to China since 2019. Photo: Reuters.

 

Factories run by the world’s most advanced chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, would become “non operable” if China invades the island nation, its chairman Mark Liu said on Sunday, because the group’s machines were extremely sophisticated, Focus Taiwan reported, citing an interview with CNN.

Shutting down production would create “great economic turmoil” on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Liu was quoted as saying in the report, saying that – like Ukraine – there would be “no winners” on either side.

Read the full report: Focus Taiwan.

 

 

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.