Trade warHuawei chip mission shows Taiwan economy gaining from trade war
Growth outpaces peers, but tech companies in tricky spot between US and China
Huawei is seeking to have Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. allocate more advanced production to China. (Nikkei Montage/ Source photo by Reuters)
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers
November 14, 2019 17:31 JST
TAIPEI -- A small group of high-ranking Huawei executives went to Taiwan last month on a mission to ensure that a crucial supplier could continue delivering cutting-edge chips to the Chinese tech giant amid the protracted trade war between Beijing and Washington.