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In the third quarter of 2025, TSMC reported quarterly revenue of US$33.06 billion, up 9.3% quarter-on-quarter, outperforming the industry average. Its global market share rose to 71.0%, surpassing the 70% threshold for the first time and setting a new historical high.

While TSMC is preparing to mass-produce 2 nm chips for customers such as Apple and Nvidia—pushing the technology frontier forward by roughly three additional nodes—China is still grappling with the economic viability and stability of 7 nm production.

Concerns mount that some users may not be able to distinguish between neutral information and messaging aligned with Chinese state narratives.

Stats from China show foreign direct investment (FDI) reached only USD 8.5 billion in the third quarter of 2025 — a sharp drop of more than 50% from USD 17.36 billion in the previous quarter, representing a quarterly contraction of USD 8.86 billion … this dramatic fall suggests that China’s position in the global investment landscape is rapidly deteriorating and that foreign investors’ risk assessments of the Chinese market are undergoing a fundamental reassessment.