TSMC chip curbs undermine interests of Taiwan companies, says China

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday that a order to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to some Chinese customers – as reported by Reuters – proved that the United States was “playing the Taiwan card” to raise tensions in the Taiwan Straits.

Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said the United States aimed to worsen the situation with Taiwan and that such a move undermined the interests of Taiwanese companies. She was asked about the reports at a news conference.