James Lankford: “Taiwan is the 8th largest trading partner that we have just…”

“Obviously, there are a lot of chips that come out of that area that are incredibly important to the American economy. But we've had long standing, decades long relationships with Taiwan. In my state of Oklahoma, just in my state, Taiwan is the 8th largest trading partner that we have just out of my state [Oklahoma]. Now, that multiply that across the entire country, we see the significance of it. Mm. And therein lies the danger. Right. Because 90% of advanced semiconductor chips are made in Taiwan.” (02:51–02:58)

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