
How the US-China Tech Split Is Reshaping Taiwan’s Chip Supply Chain | feat. Rocky Wu & Adam Ma
[ENG/中文CC] Taiwan built its economic power by connecting the world. Now, as tariffs rise and governments prioritize national security over efficiency, that same playbook is being rewritten. Taiwanese investment in the US just surged 788% to $23.5 billion — but is expansion abroad a threat to Taiwan's edge, or its next opportunity? Host: Laurel Stewart Guests: Rocky Wu (CEO of SciTech) Adam Ma (Assistant Professor at Tamkang University’s Institute of International Affairs) On this episode of The Chain Maker, we discuss: ✅ The "village" model — how Taiwan built an entire semiconductor ecosystem, not just companies ✅ Why TSMC's Kumamoto fab took 20 months, and its Arizona fab took 4 years ✅ Two rival AI blocs: Pax Silica vs. China's World AI Cooperation Organization ✅ Why C.C. Wei had to publicly clarify what TSMC's US "R&D" really means ✅ Can Taiwan evolve from a manufacturing hub into a "brain" that keeps the roots at home? 00:00 Can Taiwan Stay Indispensable? 01:15 New Supply Chain Rules 05:15 Taiwan’s Winning Formula 06:29 The Chip Ecosystem 08:31 US-China Rivalry 11:50 Tariffs and Tech Security 14:56 AI Cold War 2.0 17:12 Kumamoto vs. Arizona 20:47 Keeping R&D in Taiwan 23:08 Hub to Command Center Plus: this week's Tech Biz on the US-China rivalry expanding to drones and robotics, and new US tariffs on solar and polysilicon. #ChipWar #PaxSilica #TaiwanTech #TSMC #GlobalSupplyChain #Semiconductors #ArtificialIntelligence #TechIndustry #Geopolitics #USChinaTechWar #GlobalSupplyChain #Manufacturing #SupplyChainResilience #SemiconductorIndustry #SupplyChainStrategy #AIInfrastructure #USChinaTech #GlobalManufacturing #ResearchAndDevelopment #TaiwanSemiconductor #TechnologyStrategy #EconomicSecurity #AI #Electronics #Networking #ChipIndustry #TheChainMaker #taiwanplusnews #台積電 #晶片戰爭 #矽和平倡議 #美中 #科技競爭 #大國博弈 #主權 #亞利桑那




