She was asked about the reports at a news conference. The comments are the first official response from China after Reuters reported on Sunday that the U.S. had ordered TSMC to do so. TSMC halted the shipments from Monday, a source familiar with the matter ...

China's semiconductor index leapt close to a three-year high on Monday on bets a U.S. order halting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers could accelerate Beijing's self-reliance efforts.

It turns out that TSMC did not voluntarily stopped supply of advanced AI processors, it was told to by the American government.