Taiwan’s economy during a time of global uncertainty
Past Event
A compounding set of global challenges has raised concerns for some observers about Taiwan’s security and its economic situation. These challenges include the continuing spread of COVID-19 and its associated disruptions to global supply chains, rising energy and food prices, inflationary pressures around the world, and the ripple effects of war in Ukraine and elsewhere. How should members of the policy, commercial, investment, and technology communities evaluate risks relating to Taiwan? What analytic framework provides the clearest picture for understanding Taiwan’s economic value proposition?
On May 16, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution and the US-Taiwan Business Council co-hosted an event at the Brookings Institution featuring policy and business experts. The first panel, moderated by Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, discussed Taiwan’s economic prospects in the shadow of cross-Strait tensions. The following panel, moderated by President of the US-Taiwan Business Council Rupert Hammond-Chambers, discussed Taiwan’s globalized economy as companies move beyond cost and competitiveness when deciding where to deploy capital.
After the discussion, panelists took questions from the audience. Online viewers submitted questions via e-mail to events@brookings.edu or via Twitter at #TaiwanEconomy.
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Agenda
Panel I
Taiwan’s economy in the shadow of cross-Strait tensions
Ryan Hass
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
Nonresident Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School
Yun Sun
Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative
Nonresident Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
Matthew Goodman
Senior Vice President for Economics - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Syaru Shirley Lin
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Chair - Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation
Panel II
Doing business in Taiwan’s globalized economy
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