Trump Publicly Accuses Taiwan of Stealing America's Chip Business
According to a post by the X account @__Inty__, former U.S. President Trump publicly accused Taiwan of "stealing" America's chip business years ago.
According to a post by the X account @__Inty__, former U.S. President Trump publicly accused Taiwan of "stealing" America's chip business years ago.
On September 14, at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles (hosted by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, and David Sacks), Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who was on stage, and Huang answered on speakerphone. Trump first teased Huang for being able to build the most complex chips but failing to manage the speakerphone, then addressed the recent opposition surrounding data center construction and AI safety, calling it all a 'scam.' He accused the opponents of 'playing right into someone's hands' and hinted that the opposition might be linked to political forces or China, stating, 'We won't let that happen.' Huang replied, 'You're right, sir, we won't let that happen,' and expressed his commitment to ensuring everyone in the U.S. wins in the AI race. Trump emphasized that the U.S. must beat China in AI innovation, calling data centers 'the oil of the next 20 to 25 years.'
On August 9, 2026, US media reported that Apple has tested memory chips from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) on iPhones and MacBooks, and has held preliminary negotiations with CXMT on procurement, planning to use them in some devices sold in China while seeking the White House's approval.
The doorstep collection video it released in August drew accusations of lowballing because it quoted 13500 yuan for an RTX5090 and 6000 yuan for an RTX5080. She explained that the video was filmed in July and published in August, and that graphics card prices rose during that period, causing a gap between her quotes and market prices; after that, pornographic comics and other cyberbullying content began appearing in the comments section from August 18.
Senators from both U.S. parties have sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking Apple to stop purchasing chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies, and to explain its cooperation with the two companies by August 21.
On July 23, 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Central Committee Politburo, has led the launch of a nationwide system for chip breakthroughs, integrating top laboratories to promote domestic substitution in response to U.S. export controls on advanced process chips to China.