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The Demographic Costs of a War Over Taiwan

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The Demographic Costs of a War Over Taiwan

Taiwan is now a geopolitical hotspot. Bloomberg Economics assesses the global economic impact of a war over Taiwan at $10 trillion – dwarfing the blow from the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic. Some nations are trying economically and militarily to deter China from reunifying Taiwan by force. In fact, the best deterrent is … Read more

Taiwan’s Semiconductor Talent Shortage

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How Taiwan-ASEAN Semiconductor Cooperation Can Bolster Taipei’s National Security

Taiwan’s semiconductor industry has been under the global spotlight, given its indispensable strategic importance. Analysts have spilled a great deal of ink on the implications of geopolitical wrangling for Taiwan’s chip industry, and vice-versa. Nonetheless, the Taiwanese government and its chip industry face another significant problem – the struggle to recruit enough chipmakers.  In the … Read more