But TSMC is said to be concerned about rules that could require it to share profits from the factories and provide detailed information about operations to access those subsidies

The investment mogul described the Taiwanese chipmaker as a well-managed company, but said his investment group had better places to deploy capital

Analysts say China's latest military drills, held from Saturday to Monday, show Beijing is serious about being able to cut off the democratically ruled island in a conflict

Ma Ying-jeou, who was in office from 2008 to 2016, is the first former or current Taiwanese leader to set foot in China since 1949

The world's largest contract electronics maker forecast significant growth in computing, cloud and networking and component products

A former US security adviser said China would be able to "control the world economy" if it took over Taiwan’s chip factories

The island's president Tsai Ing-wen has championed the idea of "asymmetric warfare" to make Taiwan's forces more mobile and harder to attack

The island's defence ministry said China was increasingly "adopting an actual war approach and shifting from training to combat preparation"

The Ukraine war has prompted some elements in China's military-industrial complex to call for an increase in the defence budget

Fund managers say they are fielding increasing numbers of questions from clients about the odds of an invasion of Taiwan by China

Some TSMC staff said they were reluctant to move to the US due to “potential culture clashes” and concerns around “difficult to manage” American workers

The four US representatives will meet Taiwan’s President Tsai, as well as key business leaders from the island