Taiwan Machine Tool Industry at a Crossroads: AI Manufacturing, Section 301, and the Future of Smart Factories

The Taiwan machine tool industry faces a turning point as the U.S. launches a Section 301 investigation into global manufacturing overcapacity. How AI, digital manufacturing, and global supply chain shifts will reshape Taiwan’s machine tool sector. … More Taiwan Machine Tool Industry at a Crossroads: AI Manufacturing, Section 301, and the Future of Smart Factories

Tariffs as a Weapon: Powerful but Not Invincible – The Pressure Behind Trump’s Trade Strategy (關稅武器雖強,美國也非無敵:川普對外施壓的背後壓力與副作用)

==== In a previous post <Why U.S. Tariffs Put Pressure on Other Countries>, I explored why Trump’s “reciprocal tariff” policy has pressured so many countries into trade negotiations. The answer was clear:Because the U.S. consumer market is the single most powerful bargaining chip in global trade. But this raises a deeper question:Can the U.S. wield … More Tariffs as a Weapon: Powerful but Not Invincible – The Pressure Behind Trump’s Trade Strategy (關稅武器雖強,美國也非無敵:川普對外施壓的背後壓力與副作用)

Trump’s Tariff War Has Begun! Will Taiwan Be the Next Target? (川普的關稅戰開打了! 台灣會是下一輪關稅目標嗎?)

Trump’s Tariff War Has Begun! Will Taiwan Be the Next Target? On February 1st, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports and a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, officially launching an international trade war. The main reason cited was the influx of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into … More Trump’s Tariff War Has Begun! Will Taiwan Be the Next Target? (川普的關稅戰開打了! 台灣會是下一輪關稅目標嗎?)