Trump's Steep Price for Taiwan: TSMC's Potential Intel Bailout

To alleviate the US trade deficit, the Trump administration reportedly demanded two stringent conditions from TSMC for tariff relief on Taiwanese exports: acquiring a 49% stake in Intel and investing an additional $400 billion in the US. This move aims to rescue the struggling Intel and secure the US government's domestic chip supply chain plans. However, considering TSMC's existing $165 billion US investment and Intel's financial woes, this demand appears highly improbable.
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