By:
Cao Nguyen Khanh Huyen
Nguyen Thanh Long
The Strait of Hormuz crisis, sparked by the advent of full-scale war between the United States and Iran, has precipitated spikes in energy costs and deep concerns regarding the stability of global supply chains. For Taiwan and South Korea, which are heavily involved in semiconductor production, interruptions in the flow of energy and petrochemical byproducts are not just minor shocks, but direct threats to their core economic systems. Both economies face similar risks but have pursued different strategic responses.
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Mark Ensign
“Taiwan knows how to build,” and has built “a reputation for execution – not simply announcing plans, but delivering results.” These comments, from US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmit, were made in reference to an investment agreement signed in January between the United States and Taiwan. The deal promises $250 billion in Taiwanese private-sector investment and up to $250 billion in government-backed credit guarantees in the United States.
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James Jennion
Over the past two decades, virtually every annual global indicator of democracy, human rights, corruption, and press freedom has pointed downwards—a protracted trend that the democracy monitoring V-Dem Institute has referred to as “25 years of autocratization.” As this crisis has deepened in recent years, democracy promotion funding has also seen a rapid diminishment, with traditional donors making deep cuts to their international assistance budgets. Vehicles such as the United Nations Democracy Fund continue to face a sharp decline in funding, and coalitions of authoritarian states led by Russia and China work to block human rights funding at the multilateral level. This situation presents significant security concerns for Taiwan, as Beijing-led narratives about Taiwan face much less scrutiny and challenge amid a weakened global information environment.
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