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Professor of Asia University Arata Kuno, 2024/12/12
Trump’s policies may disrupt trade, boosting CPTPP’s role in stability. Taiwan, crucial in supply chains, seeks CPTPP membership, pursuing bilateral agreements and alignment with its standards amid regional economic challenges.
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Liang, Chi-Yuan; Tu, Chian-Huei; Jheng, Ruei-He; Liu, Chia-Hao, 2024/11/01
Carbon trading and energy-saving (or white certificate) trading systems are important and common policy tools for improving energy efficiency internationally. However, energy conservation and carbon reduction are often two sides of the same coin. Therefore, when some countries promote carbon trading and energy conservation trading systems at the same time, there is a double counting problem. That is, businesses can obtain energy savings and carbon emission reductions at the same time by executing an energy efficiency plan. It is equivalent to an energy-saving product being bought and sold twice in a row, resulting in an increase and waste in transaction costs, administrative costs and supervision costs.
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Yen, Huai-Shing, 2024/08/25
In responding to the complex and evolving international dynamics, five key aspects of policy considerations need to be included and highlighted for the new administration’s pursuit of trade and economic strategy.
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Hsu, Kristy Tsun Tzu, 2024/08/25
A special report published by Bloomberg in mid-April 2024 pointed out that Taiwan is using the advantages of its semiconductor industry to enhance its international status and break through the diplomatic blockade of mainland China. Through technical cooperation agreements with the United States, Canada, France, Germany and other countries and the establishment of a chip design training base in Prague, the Czech Republic, Taiwan has accelerated its "chip diplomacy" strategy. In addition, the opening of TSMC's new wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, and the establishment of a wafer fab by Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in India in cooperation with Tata Electronics, both show Taiwan's active expansion in the global semiconductor field.
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Yang, Ming-Min, Nieh, Ting-Chen, 2024/08/25
As global economic dynamics shift and geopolitical tensions escalate, "economic security" has become an indispensable part of national security. Economic security policies and strategies vary among countries; while some have clear overarching "economic security strategies," others incorporate these elements within national security strategies, supply chain measures, and other trade policies, such as export controls, investment reviews, or industrial policies, like those seen in the United States.
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Wu, Chung Yu, 2024/08/25
In recent years, the world has faced numerous risks, including the geopolitical shifts caused by the US-China confrontation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The digital transformation and green transition, crucial for industrial development, have further complicated this situation. To address these risks, major countries have introduced various strategies, including economic revitalization, establishing autonomous supply chains, and strengthening cooperation with allies. Particularly, following the US-China trade war and the pandemic, governments have recognized that relying solely on a single country's power is insufficient to ensure the security of supply chains in critical areas and to effectively reduce dependence on China. Therefore, enhancing transnational supply chain cooperation with trusted partners has become a key strategy for countries to strengthen supply chain resilience.
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Lin, Chia-Hui, Wu, Chung Yu, 2024/08/25
In recent years, the world has faced numerous developmental challenges, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and inflation, all of which have exerted unprecedented pressure on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital transformation has become a crucial strategy for overcoming these development obstacles. This article draws on PwC’s 2023 report, "2022 Taiwan SME Digital Transformation Survey," and the OECD’s 2023 "SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook" to understand the current state of digital development and the challenges faced during the transformation process for SMEs both domestically and internationally.
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Jiang, Wun-Ji、Hsu, Yu-Chia、Li, Yi-Ching、Su, Yi-Wen, 2024/08/21
Foreign trade and economic activities serve as vital drivers of economic growth for most Asian countries. Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea have faced deteriorating trade conditions with their major trading partners, China and the United States, finding themselves in a similar situation caught between the two giants. This study aims to analyze the strategies on supply chain adjustment of Japan and South Korea over the past decade and thus draw insights from their experiences in adapting to changes in the global trade environment.
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Jiang, Wun-Ji、Lee, Roy Chun、Lo, Shih-Fang、Wang, Yu-Shung、Li, Yi-Ching、Hsu, Yu-Chia, 2024/08/21
Abstract: This study aims to explore the feasibility of three different emerging technologies (including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things) in improving bottlenecks within international trade supply chains. In addition, in response to the needs of Taiwan's policies, this study particularly emphasizes the research on blockchain. Apart from addressing the feasibility of improving supply chain bottlenecks, the study also investigates its potential applications in other trade sectors and its implications for the participation of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in international trade and the promotion of focus areas in the APEC Internet and Digital Economy Roadmap. The research methodology primarily involves literature review (including secondary data collection), field interviews, and hosting seminars. The key points of the research are summarized as follows:
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Yen, Huai-Shing、Su, Yi-Wen、Cheng, Yun-Hsing, 2024/08/21
This study focuses on the regulatory mechanisms adopted by various countries in the recent years to protect critical technologies, with the aim of safeguarding national security and economic security. Firstly, the study examines the foreign investment screening mechanisms of the United States, the European Union, Germany, Japan, and South Korea. It reveals that all five nations have amended legislation within the last five years.
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