Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua said that Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain is very complete, which is the result of efforts to build over the past 40 years, and it is difficult for other countries to match.
After senior officials from various countries have recently expressed their views on Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua reiterated in Washington on the 11th that only when Taiwan is safe, the global supply chain is safe. Taiwan's Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng also said that Taiwan must avoid the outbreak of war.
(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua delivered a speech at the Washington think tank "Center for Strategic and International Studies" (CSIS) on Tuesday (October 11) US time, saying that most advanced semiconductors are made in Taiwan. , the global economy and high-tech industries will be severely impacted. She emphasized that only when Taiwan is safe, the global supply chain is safe.
Wang Meihua mentioned that Taiwan's semiconductor foundries account for 62.7% of the global market, and the market for cutting-edge semiconductors below 7 nanometers accounts for 73%. In addition, more than 60% of Taiwan's semiconductors are exported to China and Hong Kong. If Taiwan's production is interrupted, in addition to the global economy and high-tech production, China will also be affected. "If China wants to become a great power, they should think twice," she said.”
In addition, Wang Meihua said that Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain is very complete, which is the result of efforts to build over the past 40 years, and it is difficult for other countries to compare. As Taiwan improves its own supply chain ecology, it is difficult for other countries to copy or replace Taiwan.
British intelligence chief: Taiwan Strait incident will impact British strategic resilience
On the same day, Jeremy Fleming, the head of the British Information and Communication Intelligence Unit "Government Communications Headquarters" (GCHQ), delivered a speech at a London think tank, mentioning that the world's democracies cannot lag behind in cutting-edge fields such as quantum computing, and warned that, Democracies have potential weaknesses in semiconductors. He mentioned that Taiwan is a world leader in global semiconductor production. "The Taiwan Strait is an important supply chain, and any risks could directly affect the UK's resilience and future global growth."
Earlier, the US media Bloomberg reported on the 7th that the contingency plan developed by the United States for the possible invasion of Taiwan includes that if it develops to the worst case, the United States will consider withdrawing Taiwan's best semiconductor engineers. In this regard, Taiwan's Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng said in a report in the Legislative Yuan on Wednesday (October 12) that the United States has no idea of withdrawing TSMC engineers in the Taiwan Strait, and reiterated that national defense depends on itself. Qiu Guozheng said that any unrest will affect the economy and people's livelihood, so war must be avoided, and Taiwan's national army is restraining.
In addition to the key semiconductor industry, Qiu Guozheng also shared the current status of Taiwan's navy ships in the Legislative Yuan on Wednesday. In his report, he pointed out that the Taiwan Navy currently has six Jiyang-class ships built by the United States in the 1970s, which have been in use for more than 30 years. Due to outdated combat systems and equipment, high maintenance costs and safety issues, the Taiwan Navy is in urgent need of new combat capabilities.
He said that the replacement of Jiyang-class ships is not only because of China's military pressure, but also because the Taiwan National Army has certain procedures for building an army. At present, it is planned to replace the ships year by year. Qiu Guozheng reiterated that although there is a lot of pressure to replace in the near future, Taiwan's pace should be accelerated but not chaotic. In order to cope with the development of the situation, the Taiwan Navy expects to replace the Jiyang-class ships with air defense and anti-submarine light frigates with smaller tonnage and shorter construction period. One prototype ship each.
