US manufacturing push draws Taiwan suppliers; electronics investment up nearly 500%

<p class="P1" data-sourcepos="5:1-5:458;134-591">TSMC chairman C.C. Wei has announced an additional US$100 billion investment for building capacity in the US, on top of the company's existing US$165 billion investment in the country. The announcement has sparked widespread speculation, with some viewing the move as bowing to pressure from the US government, while others see it as a carefully weighted decision balancing customer demand in the US with Taiwan's national security concerns.