Taiwan’s $265 Billion Chip Investment in Arizona Amid China’s Objections

Taiwan has opened its 14th office in the United States, located in Phoenix, to promote collaboration in technology, particularly in semiconductor manufacturing, and cater to the increasing number of Taiwanese migrants in the city. After the announcement of the office plans in July, Governor Hobbs received two objection letters from China’s consulate general in Los Angeles, urging her to oppose the proposal. The Chinese authority emphasized the need to “refute such an attempt by the Taiwan authorities” in a letter dated July 3, and this stance was reiterated in an August 21 letter. Phoenix radio station KJZZ was the first…