Day: July 13, 2025

It turns out the recent conflict with India and Pakistan was the perfect advertisement for Chinese military equipment.

Taiwan’s military deployed the domestically-made Land Sword II missiles in its Han Kuang exercises on Sunday.

“A Chip Odyssey” is a groundbreaking documentary that chronicles the unlikely rise of Taiwan’s TSMC to become the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer. The film, which took more than five years to make, premiered in June. In this special weekend episode, Taiwan Talks speaks with the film’s producer about the making of the documentary and about what he discovered about the country’s chip sector along the way. What factors paved the way for Taiwan’s emergence as a high-tech powerhouse? What does this mean for the country’s future? And can Taipei successfully protect its economic advantages in chip manufacturing while also boosting cooperation with its main security guarantor, the United States? Join us as we journey through the past, present and potential future of TSMC and the Taiwan semiconductor industry. Our guests: Ben Tsiang ‘A Chip Odyssey’ Producer CNEX Co-Founder & Chairman Rocky Uriankhai SciTech Power Research CEO Chapters: 00:00:00 – Documentary Explores Taiwan’s Chip Rise 00:03:58 – What Stood Out Most in Film? 00:05:22 – Does Adversity Define Taiwan’s Character? 00:07:40 – What Were Roots of Taiwan’s Success? 00:10:24 – Can Taiwan Balance Protection, Cooperation? 00:14:30 – What Is Taiwan’s Geopolitical Role? 00:16:12 – What Might a Potential Sequel Explore? 00:24:45 – Can Taiwan Find Opportunity amid Risks? #AChipOdyssey #TSMC #Taiwan #Semiconductors #Chips #TechSector #SemiconductorIndustry #ChipIndustry #HighTech #Documentary #Protectionism #FreeTrade #HsiaoChuchen #RCACorp #TechTransfer #FilmMaking #FilmProduction #SupplyChain #HighTechManufacturing #STEM #Engineering #CNEX #SciTechPowerResearch #TaiwanTalks

00:00 Introduction01:37 Journey Through the Phantom Cities05:47 How China Broke Housing12:18 Trapped in a Broken System17:41 Fighting a Losing Battle