Session 3| Is TSMC Taiwan’s "Silicon Shield"?

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Australian Centre on China in the World

Chun-Yi Lee will introduce the geopolitical tug of war occurring in the semiconductor industry with Taiwan's TSMC as the focus.

Seminar Room, Australian Centre on China in the World, Building 188, Fellows Lane

2023 ANU Taiwan Update

In the 2023 ANU Taiwan Update, scholars and commentators grapple with the place of Taiwan in the world, how the Taiwanese government, media, and people deal with China's actions, the internal challenges  and what lies ahead.

Is TSMC Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”? From the Semiconductor Supply Chain to US–China–Taiwan RelationsSemiconductors are components that feature in many of the devices powering modern, everyday life. These include computers, mobile phones, vehicles, and household appliances. Semiconductor production is intricately linked to the global value chain, meaning that it depends on processes occurring in various parts of the world. However, unforeseen global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or geopolitical conflict, disrupt supply chains. This lecture will introduce the geopolitical tug of war that is presently occurring in the semiconductor industry. The development of Taiwan’s premier semiconductor manufacturer, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will be the focus of the lecture. Dr Chun-Yi Lee is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, and Director of the Taiwan Studies Program, at the University of Nottingham. Her first book, Taiwanese Business or Chinese Security Asset?, was published by Routledge in 2011. She is currently working on her second monograph, which is on semiconductor manufacturing and geopolitics. She is editor in chief of the online academic magazine, Taiwan Insight, and co-editor of the ‘Taiwan and World Affairs’ book series with Palgrave.<a href="https://ciw-prod.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/2023%20ANU%20Taiwan%20Update%20Program.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">D﻿OWNLOAD</a> 2023 ANU Taiwan Update ProgramT﻿he ANU Taiwan Update is an initiative under the ANU Taiwan Studies Program 2022–25, which is a partnership between the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University and Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).

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