Index english Majority in Taiwan opposes TSMC tech transfer to U.S. Reporter Lu Hsin-yang Release time2025/02/24 15:28 Last update time2025/02/24 16:05 SML Poll shows fear of future Trump tariffs (TVBS News) html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"TAIPEI (TVBS News) A poll released Monday (Feb. 24) by the Think Tank of Foundation for the People () reveals overwhelming opposition among Taiwanese to transferring Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's () 2-nanometer process to the United States. The foundation's CEO, Huang Kwei-bo, highlighted that 84.8% of respondents are against the move, with 60.8% expressing strong disapproval.The poll also highlights growing concerns about potential tariff pressures from a future Trump administration, with 85.6% of participants anticipating such challenges and 52.8% considering them "very likely." Furthermore, only 40.6% of respondents view Taiwan-U.S. trade as equitable, while 62.4% believe the U.S. holds an upper hand in negotiations. In response to former President Trump's claims that Taiwan is "taking away America's semiconductor business," 88.4% of those polled disagreed, with 59.2% strongly opposing the assertion. &nbspLegislative Yuan () Deputy Speaker Johnny Chiang () suggested that the Trump administration's strategy involves reshaping the global trade landscape by using tariffs as a negotiation tool. He emphasized the arrival of "the Era of Grand Negotiation" and encouraged Taiwan to capitalize on a range of industries beyond TSMC.Conducted between Feb. 18-21, the survey reached participants through Facebook advertisements, adhering to quota standards for gender, age, region, and education level. It collected 1,042 valid responses, with a margin of error of 3.03% at a 95% confidence level. The data was further refined using the Raking method to align with the national population structure. Taiwan AffairsmorereadmoreChina criticizes DPP over TSMC ties2024-12-11 21:00:00Liu urges Taiwan to embrace tech change2024-11-27 10:47:16Taiwan, Japan boost AI, chip ties2025-02-12 13:47:20TSMC may move tech to U.S. for growth2025-02-12 10:57:55Taiwan stocks hit post-holiday high2025-02-12 10:12:52Taiwan stocks dip as TSMC slides2025-02-10 10:27:43Minister Kuo addresses U.S. tariff plans2025-02-08 17:28:11NDC minister heads to U.S. for TSMC meet2025-02-08 22:00:00GOP pushes to end One China policy2025-02-07 17:45:50TSMC boosts Taiwan stocks by 181 points2025-02-06 11:14:46