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US Diplomat: Investors Overestimating Risk of Conflict in Taiwan Strait

CNBC ·

  1. 1Michael Desmond, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said investors are overestimating the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait.
  2. 2President Donald Trump has withheld approval for a new $14 billion weapons sale package to Taipei following China's reaction to a previous $11 billion weapons sale package to Taiwan.
  3. 3TSMC's tens of billions of dollars in investment in Phoenix facilities play a crucial role in the US effort to revive domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

So what's the key point?

A US diplomat said investors are viewing the risk of fighting in Taiwan as too high. This shows a perspective that sees the possibility of conflict in the Taiwan Strait as low.

Source CNBC · View original ↗

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