{"id":2123,"date":"2026-01-16T01:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-us-claims-it-just-strongarmed-taiwan-into-spending-250-billion-on-american-chip-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:12:18","slug":"the-us-claims-it-just-strongarmed-taiwan-into-spending-250-billion-on-american-chip-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-us-claims-it-just-strongarmed-taiwan-into-spending-250-billion-on-american-chip-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of President Donald Trump\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo by Mandel NGAN \/ AFP via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/gettyimages-2254307754.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The US just lowered Taiwan&rsquo;s tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/fact-sheets\/2026\/01\/fact-sheet-restoring-american-semiconductor-manufacturing-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced on Thursday<\/a>. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies will invest $250 billion into building and expanding chipmaking facilities in the US, supported by at least $250 billion in credit offered by Taiwan&rsquo;s government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/738172\/trump-threatens-100-percent-tariff-on-computer-chips-with-a-gigantic-loophole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump threatened to impose<\/a> a 100 percent tariff on chips and semiconductors not made in the US, something that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/15\/us-taiwan-chips-deal-china.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tells CNBC<\/a> is still on the table. \u00ab\u00a0That&rsquo;s what they ge \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/862938\/us-taiwan-chipmaking-deal-250-billion-investment-tsmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US just lowered Taiwan&rsquo;s tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. 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