The Chinese mainland is the world's largest chip market and is an indispensable part of the global semiconductor industrial chain, so no companies based in Taiwan will ignore this and healthy cross-Straits cooperation in the strategically important industry will benefit both sides, industry experts said on Thursday.
The comment came after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly met with the chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Wednesday, triggering concerns about its possible negative impact on the future of cross-Straits chip business.
The move is just another attempt by Washington to force Taiwan chip companies－which are struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic－to choose sides, and such efforts will further disrupt the global semiconductor industry, the experts said.