Morris Chang Talks With CBS 60 Minutes 中國想拿台積電? 張忠謀:戰爭一切皆毀

Regarding the tension in Taiwan Strait, TSMC founder Morris Chang shared his views on a CBS program, saying that China would perhaps refrain from attacking if economic well-being is considered.

CBS News' 60 Minutes polls showed that a majority of Taiwanese think that China would not be invading Taiwan any time soon, and a big reason for that line of thinking comes from Taiwan's semiconductor industry. Many people in Taiwan feel that the TSMC chips would protect them from the attack. What if China's priority is to nationalize the company? TSMC founder Morris Chang said that if the war does happen, everything would be destroyed, but perhaps China would refrain from attacking for economic concerns. 

Morris Chang, Founder, TSMC: “Because our company provides a lot of chips to the world, maybe somebody will refrain from attacking it. If that person's priority is for economic well-being, I think they will refrain from attacking. ”

Lee Hsi-ming, Former Chief of the General Staff Admiral: “This is not a matter of if they will invade, it's a matter of when they will invade.”

Admiral Lee Hsi-min, who used to head Taiwan's armed forces, told 60 Minutes that the government should buy smaller portable missiles like stingers, javelins, and drones for asymmetric warfare, instead of buying heavy weapons systems from the U.S. Lee thinks Taiwan should follow the Ukrainians in the creation of a volunteer army. Meanwhile, President Tsai Ing-wen received a Canadian cross-party delegation led by Judy Sgro on the 11th. This is the first Canadian parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic over two years ago. President Tsai expressed her gratitude towards Canada for speaking out in defense of Taiwan during China's military drills around Taiwan in August.

Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan: “Canada's warships then passed through the Taiwan Strait in September as part of a routine Taiwan Strait transit to demonstrate their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. ”

Judy Sgro, Chairperson, Canada Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group: “I am confident as we move forward, we will have more opportunities as we work on the Indo-Pacific strategy. ”

Besides regional safety issues, Tsai also called on Canada to back Taiwan's inclusion in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Sgro said Taiwan's inclusion in CPTPP would greatly benefit bilateral trade relations between Taiwan and Canada and she would continue to work on deepening Taiwan-Canada relations. Sgro also expressed her love for Taiwan and praised the Double Ten celebration performances during the visit.

台海局勢各界關注，美國CBS節目《60分鐘》主持人特地來台訪問，節目指出民調顯示大多數台灣人認為，中國犯台短期內不太可能發生，其中一個因素就是因為，半導體巨頭台積電在台灣。對於中國放話將台積電收歸國有，張忠謀直言，如果發生戰爭一切都將會毀滅，但認為中國會節制。

台積電創辦人張忠謀表示：「也許是公司（台積電）供應很多晶片給世界，或許有人會克制不動武，如果首要目標是經濟福祉，我認為他們會克制不攻打台灣。」

前參謀總長李喜明表示：「共軍犯台已經不是會不會的問題，而是何時他們會犯台。」

李喜明也在節目中表明，台灣迫切需要標槍飛彈等不對稱戰力，而非大型軍備，更想仿效烏克蘭，將平民編為志願軍，有決心嚇阻。

總統蔡英文明（11）日則接見加拿大國會議員訪團，這是疫情後加拿大議員首度組團來訪，蔡英文也感謝加拿大在8月中國軍演時，發聲挺台。

總統蔡英文表示：「隨後加拿大更在9月派遣軍艦在台海執行自由航行任務，以行動來守護區域的穩定和平。」

台加國會議員友好協會會長史葛洛表示：「我對於我們未來的關係有信心，我們在印太戰略中有更多合作機會。」

除了區域安全，蔡英文表示台加貿易額創新高，希望加拿大支持台灣加入CPTPP，史葛洛也稱讚這次的國慶表演，表達愛台灣人民，台灣是經濟穩定強健的燈搭，加入CPTPP和雙邊貿易都重要，會持續強化台加關係。