Taiwan Quietly Urges US to Calm Rhetoric on China Chip Dangers
Officials in Taiwan are privately urging the US to tone down its warnings about the dangers of relying on chips made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and top Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul are among those to have called US dependence on Taiwanese chips “untenable” and “unsafe.”
The warnings come as the US seeks to reduce its dependence on Taiwan’s microchips, while at the same time promising to defend the island against any Chinese invasion.
Taiwanese officials are worried that the US warnings are damaging their business interests.
Vocabularies:
- urging: The act of strongly encouraging someone to do something.
- encouraging: giving someone support, confidence, or hope to do something. It can also mean showing approval or praising someone for their efforts.
- rely: To depend on something or someone to achieve a goal or to get something done.
- among: Used to indicate that someone or something is a part of a group or collection.
- indicate: to point out or suggest something, usually by signs or signals. It can also mean to show or express something indirectly or briefly.
- dependence: The state of relying on someone or something to do something.
- seek: To try to find something or someone.
- invasion: An act of forcefully entering or taking over a place or a situation without permission or welcome.
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