Exclusive: Chip War Author Chris Miller
Today’s show is an exclusive interview with Chris Miller, the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.” Miller is Associate Professor of International History at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, specializing in key shifts in technology, international politics and economics. Speaking with Taiwan Talks, Miller details how the great power competition between the U.S. and China has intensified over technology. With a decoupling trend and rising Chinese military power, Taiwan faces multiple challenges, especially over whether Moore’s law will continue to hold true. The show also zeros in on topics such as TSMC’s Arizona investment, U.S. agenda towards China and Taiwan, U.S. security commitment to Taiwan, and opportunities for Taiwan’s chip industry. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:40 Morris Chang on globalization 6:50 Tenacity of Taiwanese engineers 8:50 CHIPS Act and U.S. plants 11:55 Challenges for Intel, Samsung 13:00 TSMC Mega-fab 17:15 Moore’s law 20:10 Blocking China’s innovations 23:25 U.S. commitment to Taiwan 27:15 China military buildup 33:25 Production in Taiwan and China 38:40 Decoupling from China 41:30 Risks of doing business in China 45:30 Taiwan in Southeast Asia 48:30 U.S.-China clash 51:30 Easing of tensions 54:30 Does “Silicon shield” hold true?
