美商務部官員密會張忠謀

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洪友芳 and 黃佩君, 美商務部官員密會張忠謀. Liberty Times, Mar 28, 2018
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/paper/1187806
("史宜恩在華府的半導體產業協會服務近十年，並被選為制定全球政策及科技夥伴關係的副會長。與會者轉述，史宜恩前天先赴台積電總部密會張忠謀兩個多小時，接著趕往附近的老爺飯店與台灣半導體產業協會（TSIA [Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (based in 新竹縣竹東鎮)]）、國際半導體設備與材料產業協會（SEMI）成員關門會談")

My comment:
(a) Ian Steff. International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce, undated
https://www.trade.gov/press/bios/steff.asp
(currently "Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing * * * Prior to his roles in the state of Indiana, Steff worked for the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in Washington, DC for nearly a decade. At the SIA, he served as an elected officer and vice president of global policy and technology partnerships")
(b) 老爺酒店  Hotel Royal (my guess is the reporter is a foreigner and says 老爺飯店.)
(c) SEMI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEMI
(1970- ; formerly Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute; headquartered in Milpitas, California)
(d) It is 7:30 pm, EST, Mar 27. So far this is the only news report in either Chinese or English. My speculation is that US does not like TSMC has advanced manufacturing in China, now of 16nm. See Alan Patterson, TSMC Speeds Opening of China Fab. EE Times, Dec 8, 2017
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1332704
("While TSMC prepares to start 16-nm production at the Nanjing fab, SMIC is still cutting its teeth on 28-nm technology")