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How Taiwan’s Manufacturing of Semiconductors Impacts the World

Posted: November 4th, 2020

By James Lewis

James Lewis is a Senior Vice President and Program Director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  Before joining CSIS, he worked at the Departments of State and Commerce.  He was the advisor for the 2010, 2013 and 2015 United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security and has led a long-running Track II dialogue on cybersecurity with the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.

As the U.S. counts votes in the presidential election, The Cipher Brief is focusing on Taiwan and its near-term future amid a flurry of activity by both China and the U.S. 

As China flaunts a more aggressive approach to reunification, the U.S. has honored its commitment to provide Taiwan with the resources necessary to defend itself from an unwelcome invasion. 

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