Building Taiwan’s Second Shield
The silicon shield makes Taiwan indispensable to the global economy. A second shield must make Taiwan indispensable to sustained regional defense.
The silicon shield makes Taiwan indispensable to the global economy. A second shield must make Taiwan indispensable to sustained regional defense.
Taiwan’s security has never rested on production alone, but on where the technological frontier resides.
By learning from Nvidia’s resilience, Taiwan can not only retain its importance in the upcoming AI era but also significantly influence its development.
Whether Taiwan can negotiate for a lower rate will become even more complicated as the US deficit with Taiwan continues to grow.
US-Taiwan trade negotiations are going to be difficult: not just because of the diplomatic restrictions on Washington-Taipei communications, but also because of the nature of the tariffs the Trump Administration is applying.
Moving forward, it will be important to keep an eye on several indicators— technological, political, economic, and security—in order to determine the cost and benefits of US-Taiwan engagement.