The island is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important semiconductor industry, including shutting off irrigation to legions of rice growers.
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Pound for Pound, Taiwan Is the Most Important Place in the World
Its excellence in the computer chip market puts it at the center of the battle for global technological supremacy.
Trump’s Tech Clampdown Could Hurt Huawei’s New Phones
The battered Chinese giant won’t say how many of its new handsets it can produce. U.S. restrictions may have curtailed access to essential components.
In U.S.-China Tech Feud, Taiwan Feels Heat From Both Sides
The island’s biggest chip maker has been a coveted partner to both battling giants. But rising nationalism is making it harder to keep the middle ground.
U.S. Places Restrictions on China’s Leading Chip Maker
The export controls follow a review in which the United States concluded that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation may be supplying chips to the Chinese military.
Intel Slips, and a High-Profile Supercomputer Is Delayed
The chip maker was selected for an Energy Department project meant to show American tech independence. But problems at Intel have thrown a wrench into the effort.
Trump Administration Widens Huawei Dragnet
The Commerce Department placed new restrictions on the Chinese tech giant’s ability to work with the global chip industry.
U.S. Is Using Taiwan as a Pressure Point in Tech Fight With China
The Trump administration is challenging Chinese access to Taiwan’s high-tech supply chain — and, by extension, Beijing’s influence over the island it claims as its territory.
T.S.M.C. Is Set to Build a U.S. Chip Facility, a Win for Trump
The White House has called for building up U.S. manufacturing and criticized a tech supply chain centered in China.