MOEA CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT FROM FOXCONN IN TAIWAN|鴻海赴美設廠 經濟部盼不忘兼顧台灣

Foxconn, which has announced a $10 billion investment in Wisconsin, has been hailed by President Trump as "one of the truly great companies of the world." The ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs said that corporate cross-border investment is the best business model, but also hoped that Taiwan would in some way benefit. Analysts believed the impact would be minimal, and in fact could be beneficial for domestic component groups. Foxconn's decision to invest in the United States involves plans to spend US$10 billion over the next four years, to create a high-end LCD display panel plant. The MOEA is pleased with the decision. Economic analysts say cross-border investment in a manufacturing plant near the target consumer market is the best business model. Foxconn's plans will give Taiwan and the US win-win technology cooperation, so that the US, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea panel industry complement each other, and may also benefit Taiwan. ==YANG WEI-FUU Vice Minister, MOEA== We are very optimistic about it, it should also be able to take into account Taiwan and can also increase investment, because after all, Taiwan is our root. Taking orders in Taiwan but manufacturing close to the foreign market you target is a good model and can increase the business competitiveness. US President Trump and Foxconn President Terry Gou, smiled broadly when making the announcement. Some analysts wonder if this deal would threaten domestic panel orders and raise competition in domestic panel factories. ==NS== Analysts say that Foxconn's takeover of Sharp and use of Sharp's well-known brand to break into the US market making TV's from start to finish is a good strategy. Foxconn's high-end panel manufacturing and Taiwan's mid-level panel manufacturing have thus been separated. Panel assembly still needs the support of peripheral parts, so the domestic parts of the industry may also benefit. ==TSENG CHUN-CHOU Senior Industry Analyst, TIER== Of course, there will be some erosion of orders to the existing domestic manufacturers, but in fact, in terms of Taiwan as a whole, although some industries will suffer, other industries may be part of his supply chain upstream and downstream so will actually benefit, so the whole I think it is better rather than worse. Although there are external competitive advantages to being located within the US, the US entails high salaries, strict rules and regulations, the lack of high-level engineering and technical personnel and other challenges. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 鴻海大手筆砸下3千億台幣，投資美國打造面板廠，經濟部表示，企業跨國投資，是企業經營最好模式，但是也希望能兼顧台灣。有專家分析指出，鴻海面板廠的高端技術，跟國內中端技術不同，衝擊不大，反倒是國內的零組件族群、可能因此受惠。 鴻海確定投資美國，飛鷹計劃要在未來四年砸下3000億台幣，打造高階LCD液晶顯示面板廠，鴻海對美的大手筆，經濟部樂觀其成，按經濟學觀點，企業跨國投資，若能貼近終端消費市場，對企業經營是最好模式，飛鷹計劃能讓台美能在技術合作雙贏，讓美日台韓面板產業互補，但也盼能兼顧台灣。 ==經濟部次長 楊偉甫== 我們是非常的樂觀其成 也要能夠兼顧到台灣 也能夠增加投資 因為畢竟台灣是我們的根 在台灣接單 在國外貼近市場去生產 這樣的一個模式 可以增加企業的競爭力 鴻海董座郭台銘和美國總統川普，在記者會笑得合不攏嘴，但台美合作的背後，有沒有可能卻排擠國內面板訂單？衝擊國內面板廠競爭力呢？ ==NS==拍手拍手 有產業分析師認為，鴻海收購夏普，並利用夏普高知名度，打進美國內需市場，打造電視一條龍，主攻高端面板，和台灣主力中端面板有所區隔；而且面板組裝仍需周邊零件支援，國內零件族群其實也可能因此受惠。 ==台經院資深產業分析師 曾俊洲== 對國內來講當然還是會有一些 侵蝕到既有廠商的一個訂單 可是其實以台灣整體來講 雖然說有些產業會受害 但有些產業可能是他的供應鏈 上下游的部分 其實也是會因此而受益 所以整體來講 我覺得還是利還是大於弊 鴻海落腳美國，雖然取得外部競爭優勢，但美國內部存在高薪資，法規嚴，以及缺乏高階工程技術人才等挑戰，郭台銘的老鷹計劃能否起飛，能否真正展翅翱翔，仍待考驗。 記者 李曉儒 陳柏諭 台北報導