Earlier this month, Taiwan’s biggest chipmaker reportedly took a step that sparked discussion around the world: holding its first board meeting on American soil.The event would be a symbolic move by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a sign of the company’s commitment to manufacturing microchips in the United States. And its timing could not have been better.Just days before, US President Donald Trump had railed against Taiwan’s world-beating semiconductor factories, complaining…

​Earlier this month, Taiwan’s biggest chipmaker reportedly took a step that sparked discussion around the world: holding its first board meeting on American soil.The event would be a symbolic move by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a sign of the company’s commitment to manufacturing microchips in the United States. And its timing could not have been better.Just days before, US President Donald Trump had railed against Taiwan’s world-beating semiconductor factories, complaining…   South China Morning Post