The Taiwanese chip giant TSMC’s plan to invest $100 billion in the United States has been met with anxiety and criticism in its home country.

The meeting comes as the White House said it is set to announce a more than $100 billion investment in the United States by a chipmaker from Taiwan, amid a push by Trump to encourage investments in American manufacturing.

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TSMC is on a slippery slope. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , the world's largest chipmaker, on Monday pledged $100 billion in fresh funds to build factories in the United States. It also committed to set up a major research and development centre stateside,

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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and the CEO of Taiwan's largest chipmaker on Thursday held a joint news conference defending TSMC's decision to invest $100 billion in the U.S., saying that it stemmed from customer demand and not out of pressure from the Trump administration.