Spekulatius Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Some interesting discussion about China, Taiwan and how it relates to Ukraine: Neill’s thesis is that we are in a Cold War with China but haven’t acknowledged it yet. This is similar to what happened after WW2 before China invaded Korea in 1950. Edited May 23, 2023 by Spekulatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/taiwan-economy/?utm_campaign=IC_asia_daily_free&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=1&pub_date=20230531190000&seq_num=__SEQ__&si=6dfb7e99-152f-4dde-88a8-d168e413458c Really nice Article: How Taiwan became the indispensable economy! Edited May 31, 2023 by Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spekulatius Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Zeihan on a trade agreement (or better early steps of a trade agreement). I agree that the US is moving towards treating Taiwan like a country: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65773797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Great watch too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy1 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Luca said: Great watch too! There is a big gap in what the Taiwanese education system produces and what the businesses need. Nowadays, the tech companies send people into senior high schools (10-12 grades) to give seminars, hoping to persuade teenagers to go for a science-engineering education. The typically starting salary in Hsinchu Science Park for a MS student places him/her at around 90 percentile of Taiwanese household income. However, not everyone wants to learn science and engineering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary17 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Taiwan's GDP per capita surpassed Japan's - Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy1 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, gary17 said: Taiwan's GDP per capita surpassed Japan's - Gary under purchase power parity, yes. Taiwan did surpass Japan and South Korea recently. However, in Taiwan, the financial compensation for jobs in electrical/semiuconductor industry and the financial compensation for jobs in other industries can be substantial. The kind of contrast is a bit like the software engineering jobs and jobs in other industries in the US. I think in the video, they interviewed young people who have jobs with lower pays and also happen to live in Taipei area, which has more expensive living costs. The semiconductor and electrical engineering jobs primarily are in Hsinchu, Taichung and Tainan. These places have much lower living costs than in Taipei, in particular housing costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Great clip by the DPP, the PR department hit it on the nail, havent seen such a good election video ever in germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2024-01-13/taiwan-presidential-election Ruling DPP’s Lai to Claim Taiwan Election Win With KMT Set to Concede DPP’s Lai to claim victory as rival KMT, TPP to concede Taiwan is electing new president in three-way race DPP appears set to extend eight-year grip on power Election set to shape relations with China, US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy1 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 17 minutes ago, Luca said: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2024-01-13/taiwan-presidential-election Ruling DPP’s Lai to Claim Taiwan Election Win With KMT Set to Concede DPP’s Lai to claim victory as rival KMT, TPP to concede Taiwan is electing new president in three-way race DPP appears set to extend eight-year grip on power Election set to shape relations with China, US It is an election that all three major parties all felt bad. DPP won the presidency but lost the majority in the legislature. It would be more difficult to pass legislation now. KMT, with its supporters being oldest among the three major parties, now faces an even more difficult future. (think: Oldsmobile) TPP received less votes than its internal estimates. It was hoping for a much closer votes compared to KMT or even to replace KMT as "the opposition party." However, one consolation for TPP is that TPP is now the critical minority in the legislature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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