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A decision by Taiwan #Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. #TSMC to raise the prices of all its products may help boost its gross margin to over 50 percent next year, according to a U.S.-based brokerage.
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202108270008
✨本周AIT孫曉雅處長繼續馬不停蹄拜會台灣各部會首長，一起來看看她與哪些好朋友見了面：
✅8月23日，孫處長與鄧振中政委會面，討論美台經濟商業關係，以及經濟繁榮夥伴對話。當天稍後，孫處長拜會經濟部長王美花，雙方針對透過經濟繁榮夥伴對話所達成的進展、美台供應鏈合作、能源安全、女性創業學院等議題交換意見。
✅8月24日，孫處長拜會國發會主委龔明鑫，討論台灣的新發展政策與策略、半導體供應鏈安全、美台數位經濟論壇，以及產業合作。
✅8月25日，孫處長拜會國防部長邱國正，討論雙方關切的議題。同一天稍晚，孫處長拜會行政院副院長沈榮津，會中，孫處長感謝沈副院長率領口罩產能增加，讓台灣能夠捐贈口罩給美國等許多國家。
✅8月27日，孫處長與教育部長潘文忠會面，雙方討論美台教育倡議、台灣傅爾布萊特計畫，以及台灣在教育事務的優先議題。孫處長本周的拜會行程也在這場會議之後畫下句點。
🤝在這些會面中，孫處長重申她對推動並深化美台夥伴關係的承諾，並強調美台共享的民主和經濟價值，以及美國對台灣恆久的承諾。
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✅This week Director Sandra Oudkirk met with Minister without Portfolio John Chen-chung Deng on August 23 to discuss the U.S.-Taiwan economic and commercial relationship and the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD) and with Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua to talk about progress achieved through the EPPD, U.S.-Taiwan supply chain cooperation, energy security, and our joint work on the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs.
✅Director Oudkirk and National Development Council Minister Dr. Kung Ming-hsin met on August 24 to talk about Taiwan’s new development policy and strategy, semiconductor supply chain security, the U.S.-Taiwan Digital Economy Forum, and industrial cooperation.
✅ The following day, she met with Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin, where she thanked him for his leadership in significantly boosting facemask production, enabling Taiwan to donate facemasks to many countries including the United States and with Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng to discuss issues of mutual interest.
✅ Director Oudkirk concluded this week’s courtesy calls by meeting Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung today to talk about the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, the Fulbright Program in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s priorities in the education sector.
🤝During these meetings, Director Oudkirk reiterated her commitment to advancing and deepening the U.S.-Taiwan partnership, stressed the common democratic and economic values that the United States and Taiwan share, and emphasized the United States’ enduring commitment to Taiwan.
Read the Press Release: https://bit.ly/38A7lQE
台灣經濟部台美產業合作推動辦公室 (TUSA) 與亞利桑那州大鳳凰城經濟發展促進會 (GPEC) 於星期二簽署產業合作備忘錄，在 #半導體、#醫療器材 與 #先進製造業 等領域建立產業合作平台。AIT商務組組長歐德瑞參與線上簽署儀式，並致詞表示：「台積電在當地的投資，加上大鳳凰城地區的半導體供應鏈，兩者說明了台灣和亞利桑那州是全球經濟未來的開端。雙方同心協力打造供應鏈韌性，是美台和全球經濟未來蓬勃發展的關鍵。」
Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office (TUSA), the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) signed a MOU Tuesday to establish industrial cooperation platforms in the fields of semiconductor, medical supplies, and advanced manufacturing. AIT Commercial Section Chief Brent Omdahl highlighted during the virtual signing ceremony that, “The TSMC investment and those of the entire semiconductor supply chain now taking place in the greater Phoenix area demonstrate that Taiwan and Arizona are ground zero for the future of the global economy. Together Taiwan and Phoenix are building the supply chain resilience that is so critical to the future success of the U.S., Taiwan and global economies.”
