How will the US CHIPS Act affect Taiwan's TSMC? Founder Morris Chang didn't respond directly.
TSMC founder Morris Chang attended the book launch on the 16th. The outside world is concerned about how TSMC will respond to the U.S. CHIPS Act that was passed last year.
Reporter: “Morris, can you comment on if U.S. subsidies are now changing?”
Reporter: “If the Act's conditions are too strict, will the subsidies change?”
Nick Lu, Etron Technology Chairperson: “No, they will just be adjusted. Our industry will adjust accordingly.”
Nick Lu, Etron Technology's chairperson, bluntly said that the U.S. CHIPS Act must be amended. Vice President William Lai believed that TSMC will likely remain in Taiwan amid threats from China.
William Lai, Vice President: “Both Taiwan and TSMC are in a dilemma facing China's military aggression towards our country. I want to emphasize today that I believe TSMC is very determined to stay in Taiwan, the country where it was founded and continues to prosper.”
Lai said that democracy is as important as the supply of water and sunlight to an international, innovative R&D company like TSMC. Without democracy, TSMC cannot continue. In the future, TSMC will not only have to accurately estimate the costs of its American operations to avoid losses, but it also faces political instability in the Taiwan Strait.
台積電創辦人張忠謀今（16）天上午出席有關晶片戰爭的新書記者會，外界關注，對於美國先前祭出的晶片法案，台積電會如何因應。
記者問台積電創辦人張忠謀：「Morris，現在美國補助生變的部分……」
記者問晶片法案條件太嚴苛，是不是補助會生變? 鈺創科技董事長盧超群回應：「不會吧，調整啊，調整，產業界跟各方面調整。」
盧超群直言，美國晶片法案必須調整。引起外界關注的是，除了美國晶片法案，可能影響台積電美國廠的獲利表現。至於面對中國如果武力侵略，副總統賴清德相信台積電會堅定的留在台灣。
副總統賴清德強調：「面對中國的武力侵略，台灣跟台積電都陷入兩難，我今天要特別強調，沒有。台灣，我相信台積電也是，我們是非常堅定地，台積電應該要留在出生、長大、茁壯的地方『台灣』，繼續繁榮發展。」
賴清德表示，民主對於台積電這種國際級創新研發公司，就像供給水、陽光一樣的重要，沒有民主，台積電無法持續。未來台積電除了得精準估算美國獲利成本，避免虧損，還得面臨台海局勢考驗，才能站穩腳步。
