According to a recent report by Reuters, SpaceX, owned by the well-known American entrepreneur Musk, asked its suppliers in Taiwan to move manufacturing locations outside the island, citing "geopolitical risks." This information was revealed just during the opening of the U.S. el

According to a recent report by Reuters, SpaceX, a company owned by the well-known American entrepreneur Musk, asked its suppliers in Taiwan to move their manufacturing locations outside the island, citing "geopolitical risks." This information was revealed just during the voting period of the US election, which inevitably made the outside world speculate that Musk seemed to have a premonition that "something is going on in Taiwan" and had already made arrangements in advance to launch the first shot of "abandoning Taiwan".

reported that SpaceX has more than 10 direct suppliers in Taiwan, and these suppliers rely on the supporting support of dozens of manufacturers on the island. Some suppliers have moved their factories to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.

According to an employee of SpaceX’s Taiwanese supplier Qiqi Technology, the number of employees at the Vietnam factory is planned to increase as the supplier has started producing routers and other network equipment for SpaceX’s “ Starlink ” system at its Vietnam factory. At least double. The supplier also stated in its annual report released in April this year that it will continue to expand production capacity outside Taiwan in the face of geopolitical risks and changing customer needs.

spacex company requires Taiwanese suppliers to withdraw production lines from Taiwan, which once again reminds people of Musk’s previous remarks about "Taiwan belongs to China". Musk once spoke on a podcast "all-in podcast" in 2023, saying that although Taiwan strives to promote its economic and political independence, it is still "an integral part of China, but it has been arbitrarily (believed) ) does not belong to China”. He later also mentioned the "unification" policy, saying that the United States "blocked any form of unification efforts." In October 2022, in an interview with the British "Financial Times", Musk also suggested that mainland China "develop a reasonable special administrative region for Taiwan."

In this US election, Trump, the Republican presidential candidate whom Musk strongly supported, won. Some public opinion believes that Musk, who has a close relationship with Trump, may have communicated with Trump about Taiwan issues, and Musk's request for suppliers to withdraw from Taiwan also represents to a certain extent his disapproval of Trump's Taiwan policy. Cognition and prediction.

Previously, Trump had declared, "Mainland China is as big as a desk, while Taiwan is as small as a pen tip." "Taiwan has stolen the U.S. chip business." "If Taiwan needs protection from the United States, it should pay for protection." "Taiwan's defense budget should be increased to 10% of GDP." These words and deeds of Trump, who advocates "America First", make people see that Taiwan is just a "capita" that can be ripped off and a bargaining chip that can be traded at any time in Trump's eyes, Those who hope that the United States will "support Taiwan" and fantasize about "relying on the United States to seek independence" will inevitably tremble with fear and fear that the sky will collapse.

Now, just after Trump won the election, it was revealed that SpaceX required suppliers to leave Taiwan. This confirmed that foreign capital is pessimistic about Taiwan's future. Does it indicate possible changes in the Trump administration's Taiwan policy? Let’s wait and see.

Public opinion on the island is worried that once suppliers are asked by Musk to withdraw from Taiwan, it will inevitably have a major blow to Taiwan’s local industrial chain and even trigger a series of chain events. The reaction to the lockdown has prompted other U.S. companies to re-evaluate the investment environment in Taiwan and consider whether they should imitate Musk and move their business to other regions in order to seek a more stable and secure business environment.

As U.S. companies relocate their businesses from Taiwan, many small and medium-sized suppliers will also be affected. A large number of factories may close due to lack of funds, thus triggering an employment crisis. Some commentators believe that the withdrawal of SpaceX's supply chain may become the starting point for the decline of Taiwan's manufacturing industry. Once the industrial chain is disconnected, it will be difficult to recover, which will cause a fatal blow to Taiwan's economy and industry.

What needs to be seen clearly is that the root cause of the "geopolitical risk" factor that prompted the withdrawal of US companies lies in the fact that the Lai Ching-te administration stubbornly adheres to the separatist line of "Taiwan independence". What he has said and done has seriously aggravated tensions in the Taiwan Strait, not only pushing Taiwan into a dangerous situation of war, but also further deteriorating the business environment on the island. Facts have once again proved that pursuing "Taiwan independence" will lead to no peace and no development. It will only "bring trouble to Taiwan" and "harm Taiwan", and will only harm the interests of Taiwanese companies and the Taiwanese people.

Source: Voice of the Straits