Trump 'has a lot on his plate', misunderstands Taiwan's chip role, minister says

Reuters - 02/09
Former U.S. President Donald Trump "has a lot on his plate" and misunderstands Taiwan's role in the semiconductor industry, possibly because others have misinformed him, the island's Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Monday.
TAIPEI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump "has a lot on his plate" and misunderstands Taiwan's role in the semiconductor industry, possibly because others have misinformed him, the island's Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Monday.
Trump, the Republican nominee in November's presidential election, unnerved democratically governed Taiwan, which is claimed by China, by saying in July, "Taiwan should pay us for defence," and that it had taken American semiconductor business.
His remarks pummelled shares of Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab, , the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to companies such as Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab.
Speaking to reporters in Taipei ahead of this week's Semicon Taiwan exhibition, set to be attended by top executives from TSMC, Samsung (005930.KS), opens new tab and SK Hynix (000660.KS), open...
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