China has recently accused Taiwan of attempting to relinquish its semiconductor industry to the U.S. to gain political leverage and support from Washington. This accusation was made by Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office,

China accused Taiwan of trying to hand over the semiconductor industry, specifically Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, to the United States as a 'souvenir'. There are reports of discussions between the company and Intel,

China said on Wednesday that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island's semiconductor industry to the United States as a "souvenir" and leverage it to seek political support from Washington.

Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office alleged, without evidence, that Taiwanese were worried that TSMC could turn into the "United States Semiconductors Manufacturing Co."