Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is ‘impossible’

TAIPEI: It would be “impossible” to move 40% of Taiwan’s semiconductor capacity to the U.S., ⁠the island’s top tariff negotiator said, pushing back against recent comments by American officials who called for a major production shift.

In an interview with Taiwanese television channel CTS that was broadcast late on Sunday, Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said she ‌had made it ‌clear to Washington that Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, built up over decades, could not be relocated.