What's Up Taiwan – News at 14:00, August 7, 2025

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In today's show: - U.S. President Donald Trump Announces a 'Roughly' 100% Tariff on Semiconductors - Analysis: Taiwan Reacts to U.S. Chips Tariff   - Tokyo Electron Confirms Now-Fired Employee Involved in Trade Secrets Leak Case - U.S. Senator Demands Answers From U.S. Chipmaker Intel Over New CEO's Ties to China - U.S. President Donald Trump Says Higher Tariffs Could Be Coming For China, Over Imports of Russian Oil - Philippine President Says Manila Cannot Stay out of a Taiwan Strait Conflict - Indonesian, Taiwanese NGOs Protest Taiwanese Companies' Involvement in Nickel Mining - University Students Call for Passing of Online Media Funding Law Correction: The report "FT: Prosecutors Raid Tokyo Electron in TSMC Espionage Case" in this show states that the former TSMC employees have been charged in this case. The three have been arrested, but no charges have yet been made.