Cultural clashes between Taiwanese managers and American workers are hindering efforts to expand chip manufacturing into the United States.

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is one of the world’s most valuable companies, producing unfathomable numbers of advanced computer chips the modern world relies on. Most of them are produced in a single factory in Taiwan, something the company is seeking to change. In May 2020, TSMC announced plans to open two plants on the outskirts of Phoenix. Four years later, that plan has proved more difficult than expected, largely due to a culture clash between Taiwanese managers and American workers.