Geostrategic Daily

The Wire China · 13 September 2026

Taiwan Plays its Chips Card

Over 1,300 chipmakers and suppliers exhibited at the Semicon Taiwan trade show in Taipei, which also displayed the island's chip diplomacy efforts. The article asks whether helping other countries build semiconductor supply chains can enhance Taiwan's security by sacrificing some economic advantage.

Why it matters: Taiwan's chip diplomacy illustrates how semiconductor supply-chain interdependence is used as a tool of statecraft and economic security.

green tech supply chain · supply chain risk · great power rivalry

Record

Source
The Wire China (tier 1)
Published
13 September 2026
Link
https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/13/taiwan-plays-its-chips-card/
Content depth
full
Regions
asia-pacific
Subregions
taiwan
Actors
SEMI Taiwan
Edition
2026-09-14

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Verbatim spans from the source text that support the summary above.

over 1,300 chipmakers and suppliers showcased their most sophisticated offerings at a major semiconductor trade show in Taiwan’s capital Taipei last week
the island’s chip diplomacy efforts
Can sacrificing some economic advantage enhance Taiwan’s own security?