Taiwan has made it clear it will not accept any US demand requiring half of its semiconductor production to shift abroad. The response came after a Reuters report citing US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who told News Nation that Washington wanted a 50-50 split in chip production between Taiwan and the United States.

For Taipei, which produces the vast majority of the world’s advanced chips, the idea was a non-starter.

Taiwan’s firm stance

Returning from tariff negotiations in Washington, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun told reporters at the airport that Taiwan had “never discussed” such a proposal during talks.

“Our negotiating team has never made any commitment to a 50-50 split on chips. Rest assured, we did not discuss this issue during this round of talks, nor would we agree to suc

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