According to media reports on August 2, US House Speaker Pelosi has set off from Malaysia and is heading to the next destination. Many people speculate that Pelosi will land in Taiwan on the way, which makes the situation in the Taiwan Strait even more tense. And at this moment of tense atmosphere, TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin expressed his own views on the current political situation in the Taiwan Strait in an interview with CNN .
Liu Deyin was born in 1954 and grew up during the period when the "Two Chiangs" controlled Taiwan. He was deeply influenced by the atmosphere in Taiwan during that period. He also happened to study abroad at the peak of the United States. His mind was filled with American thinking and the stereotype of towards mainland China, which made him full of hostility towards mainland China in his words. When accepting a question from the host of CNN, Liu Deyin said that the war on Taiwan by mainland China is an "aggressive act", which will cause the rule-based world order to collapse and geopolitics will also undergo earth-shaking changes.
Zakaria asked, TSMC's status is indispensable in China's semiconductor supply chain, whether it will cause danger to Taiwan, or there will be some strategic deterrence. Liu Deyin shouted that no country can control TSMC with force. The reason given by Liu Deyin is that TSMC is a fine and complex manufacturing factory, and the entire manufacturing process will involve many countries and regions. Once military action is taken to control TSMC with force, it will prevent TSMC from operating normally. If TSMC ceases to operate, it will cause huge economic losses to mainland China, which cannot obtain the cutting-edge components needed, so it should be carefully considered before taking any action.
In addition to this statement of "holding oneself" , Liu Deyin also regards Taiwan as a "country" rather than a part of China. When talking about the future development of TSMC, Liu Deyin said that he hopes to bring innovation to the world and continue to improve the future. Regardless of the relationship between other countries and mainland China, Taiwan is a "single individual". I hope the outside world will not be treated differently because Taiwan is "adjacent" with mainland China. At the end of the interview, Zakalia gave a summary, believing that Liu Deyin was saying that mainland China would never be able to take over Taiwan’s economy, because Taiwan’s economy was based on global cooperation. If mainland China controls Taiwan with force, it would get nothing. Liu Deyin agrees with Zakalia's conclusion and says that the war will only cause damage to both sides, and that they will prepare for the worst, but also maintain the greatest hope.
Taiwan is part of China, which is written into United Nations Charter , and no one can split Taiwan. War is not a necessary option. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait hope to be able to be peacefully reunited, but the interference of "Taiwan independence elements" and external forces is constantly obstructing the process of cross-strait reunification. In order to maintain the reunification of the motherland, thunder means will inevitably be retained, otherwise these attempts to "split Taiwan" will not be afraid.
Liu Deyin should learn from past history. The United States forced TSMC to hand over user information and TSMC's confidential information through hegemony, and forced TSMC to open factories in the United States. The so-called freedom and openness of the United States is not reflected here. What's more, the United States has always regarded Taiwan as a "chess piece" and never considered Taiwan's interests. Take it out when it is useful to use it to curb mainland China. When it is useless, it may be discarded. When the situation in the Taiwan Strait was tense, it was extremely unwise for Liu Deyin to jump out and make such a statement. It is even more ridiculous to try to take TSMC to respect yourself. In the face of national justice, everything else must be given up on this.
