The lasting semiconductor shortage and the shortage of medical products, especially at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, have made Western nations realize Taiwan's pivotal role. In Brussels, too, the island seemingly begins to shift into focus, and the community of nations is looking for its way. What is the "Taiwan hype" all about?
By Amelie Richter
The persistent semiconductor shortage and the shortage of medical products, especially at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, have made the Western economy realize: Taiwan holds a key position. The island seems also to be coming into focus in Brussels, the community of states is searching for its way. What is the "Taiwan hype" all about?
By Amelie Richter
AUKUS and the bounced submarine deal notwithstanding, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council got underway in Pittsburgh. The talks focused on the chip industry, export controls, investment controls and artificial intelligence. Experts doubt how far Brussels and Washington can actually move toward each other in the new forum for talks.
By Redaktion Table
A major matter between the US and China has been resolved. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is allowed to return home without punishment. At the same time, Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are granted amnesia after more than 1,000 days in Chinese custody. The chronology of events presents a politically loaded economic thriller caught between a power struggle between the rising and the acting world power.
By Frank Sieren
The automotive industry is undergoing a transformation towards electromobility. China's suppliers have been able to take advantage of this transformation – and are thus becoming increasingly important for the German automotive industry. This increases the pressure on German companies to innovate. But here in Germany, the transformation is proving sluggish.
By Ning Wang
In the age of digitalization, virtually nothing works without chips. By the end of 2020, global and Chinese supply chains came to a standstill. The results, such as chip shortage, continue to have global impacts. Find out all the important and latest chips and China news from the China.Table editorial team.
It is impossible to imagine our digitalized world without chips. Chips are necessary in the technology sector as well as the car industry. The world's largest manufacturer is the Taiwanese company Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). It is also considered the most important exporter of China's chip industry.
The global chip shortage arose from several causes. First, the US imposed sanctions on chip exports in the trade war with China. Second, supply chains suffered from the COVID pandemic, which led to an imbalance between supply and demand.
Due to the global chip shortage, the term chips is gaining increasing attention from Chinese state media. As a part of its economic concept of “dual circulation” China wants to become independent of foreign chip imports and is thus investing billions in its domestic chip industry. State-owned companies such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Cop. (SMIC) are to enable China's technological self-sufficiency with chips in the future.
China.Table provides you with the latest news on the ongoing impact of the global chip shortage, the development of China’s chip industry, and more.
