Foreign media: Trump plans to exempt tech giants from chip tariffs

Glonghui, February 10th｜According to the Financial Times, Trump intends to exempt companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from the upcoming tariffs on chips, as these companies are competing to build data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom. Sources revealed that the U.S. Department of Commerce plans to offer tariff exemptions to American hyperscale data center operators, and this will be linked to TSMC's investment commitments. This exemption plan highlights President Trump's determination to impose tariffs on chips and incentivize domestic chip manufacturing in the U.S., while also providing some assistance to companies that heavily rely on imported semiconductors and are driving the rapid development of artificial intelligence in the U.S. A government official familiar with the plan cautiously stated that these plans are still evolving and have not yet been signed by the president.