Although TSMC takes the spotlight in Chip War, one of the book’s themes is the breadth and complexity of the supply chain that has enabled the success of the global semiconductor industry. A host of companies – many of them AmCham Taiwan members – are recognized for their vital role in the chip-making process. Besides…
In Chip War’s tracking of this strategically important sector’s development over six decades, the vital role played by Taiwan’s TSMC stands out. Taiwan – and more specifically the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. or TSMC – holds center stage in Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, author Chris Miller’s skillful narrative of…
Debate continues over the merits of creating a government-run investment fund for Taiwan. Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves came to US$564.8 billion as of the end of June, reportedly the world’s sixth-largest forex holdings after China, Japan, Switzerland, India, and Russia. In 2020, when those reserves totaled a “mere” US$480 billion, AmCham’s Taiwan White Paper encouraged…
The agreement concluded by the U.S. and Taiwan is due to bring both economic and strategic benefits. Finalized in May and signed in June, the first agreement under the 21st-Century Initiative on U.S.-Taiwan Trade has now been passed by the U.S. Congress and reviewed by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. The relevant government agencies on both sides…
Keeping USTR informed regarding AmCham committee positions. One of AmCham Taiwan’s major roles is to help communicate Chamber members’ views – through their respective industry committees – to the relevant authorities in both the Taiwan and U.S. governments. That responsibility is carried out not only by means of the annual Taiwan White Paper, but also…
AmCham Taiwan committees are currently starting to consider their proposals for inclusion in the 2023 Taiwan White Paper to be released in June. With a few months to go in the current advocacy cycle, a few committees have already reported successful resolution of issues from the 2022 volume: Agro-Chemicals The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration…
At an event on Capitol Hill, a publication co-sponsored by AmCham Taiwan and the East-West Center received its official U.S. launch. At a time when global economic and political developments are drawing increasing attention to Taiwan, AmCham Taiwan has collaborated with the East-West Center in Hawaii and its Washington DC office on a project called…
In recent years, Taiwan has steadily climbed up the ladder of major trading partners of the United States. Between 2018 and 2021, the value of two-way trade in goods rose by 50% from US$76 billion to US$114 billion, according to U.S. government data. That growth enabled Taiwan to move up one notch each year in…
AmCham Taiwan’s Washington contacts see expanded opportunities for raising bilateral commercial cooperation to a new level. Taiwan and the U.S. are in the process of forging a much closer level of economic collaboration than ever before. That was the main takeaway from a series of 13 online conversations that AmCham Taiwan conducted with key contacts…
More than for most businesses, shortening the time needed to bring a new product to market is vitally important for medical device companies. Given the industry’s rapid development of new technologies leading to steady improvements in functions and materials, the existing models of many devices are soon obsolete, ready to be replaced by next-generation products….
