Taiwan says TSMC ‘exempt’ from Donald Trump’s 100% chip tariff

The AFP report added, “Because Taiwan’s main exporter is TSMC, which has factories in the United States, TSMC is exempt,” National Development Council chief Liu Chin-ching told a briefing in parliament.

Previously, AP reported that the US President said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, raising the spectre of higher prices for electronics, autos, household appliances and other…