Nvidia bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump’s plan to make US an AI hub backfires - Ars Technica
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has announced the company will spend up to $150B annually with Taiwanese AI suppliers, doubling down on Taiwan as the epicenter of its supply chain despite Trump administration pressure to onshore manufacturing. This entrenches TSMC and key Taiwanese component makers as irreplaceable Nvidia partners while raising the geopolitical risk premium on the entire supply chain and undermining the 'US AI reshoring' narrative.
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Wrong ifIf Trump administration escalates tariffs or export controls specifically targeting Taiwan-sourced AI components, TSM gets hit harder than NVDA short leg; also any Taiwan Strait escalation collapses the pair simultaneously.
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