DECRYPTION – Claimed by China, which has promised to annex it, the democratic island fears being abandoned by the future American president.
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Wednesday, November 6, it was 2 a.m. in Washington and 3 p.m. in Taiwan when the tidal wave of Donald Trump voters was confirmed. The Republican candidate far exceeded the threshold of 270 electors. In Taipei, at the “Third Wednesday Club”, the director of the association of the 79 most powerful Taiwanese companies, Lin Por-fong, takes his secretary’s phone: « Trump has just been elected. If we stick to his character, his policies will have a much greater influence on Taiwan. » An era of uncertainty is coming for this group which brings together, among others, TSMC, the world leader in microchips in the world. The company is in the sights of the president-elect, who has threatened to impose tariffs on its products and accuses Taiwan of stealing from the American microprocessor industry.
« If the United States limits the importation of Taiwanese products, we will have as much…
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