The East Asian Computer Chip War [Paperback]

The semiconductor industry is a vital industry for military establishments worldwide, and the control of, or loss of control of, this key industry has enormous strategic implications. This book focuses on the globalization of the strategic semiconductor industry and the security ramifications of this process. It examines in particular the migration of the Taiwanese chip industry to China as part of the globalization of production processes, and the extent to which such a globalization process poses security challenges to the United States, China and Taiwan. Transcending disciplinary boundaries between international political economy, security studies, and the history of science and technology, this multidisciplinary work provides an in-depth understanding of the globalization-security nexus, and disentangles the key policy issues connected to a potential explosive flashpoint in world politics today.

1. Introduction  2. The Semiconductor Industry and National Power and Security  3. The Globalization of the Semiconductor Industry  4. The PRC Semiconductor Industry, National Security and Globalization  5. The Migration of the Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry to China  6. The Security Implications of the Sectoral Migration  7. Conclusion

The semiconductor industry is central to economic and military power and its migration from Taiwan to the mainland of China has complicated the China-Taiwan-United States security triangle. Using cases studies, sectoral studies, and more than 150 interviews, Monique Chu analyzes the impact of globalization on security with depth and rigor.  Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, U.S.A.

Monique Chu is to be commended for her exhaustive efforts to shine a bright and rigorous academic light into an important but dimly understood corner of the nexlãÊ