Taiwan AI server maker Wistron to invest $50m in U.S. amid Trump tariffs

Foxconn, other peers set up plants to circumvent reciprocal duties

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Wistron Chairman Simon Lin, right, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a Wistron event in Taipei in January. © Reuters

HIDEAKI RYUGEN

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Wistron plans to establish a subsidiary in the U.S. and invest up to $50 million to acquire land and factories, a move likely aimed at producing its mainstay AI servers to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Trump announced reciprocal tariffs of 32% on Taiwan on Wednesday, the same day Wistron announced its plans.

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