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Huang said that Taiwan admittedly faces challenges like energy pressure and land pressure. However, the capabilities and experience it has accumulated in advanced manufacturing remain incredibly difficult for any other region to replicate. Even as the world actively pushes for supply chain diversification and a broader dispersion of manufacturing plants, Taiwan retains an irreplaceable advantage in terms of manufacturing excellence, talent density, and a complete industrial ecosystem required by the AI industry.

Amid geopolitical risks and supply chain realignment, South Korea has elevated semiconductors to the level of national strategy. Under its “K-Semiconductor Vision and Strategy in the AI Era,” the government plans to invest approximately 700 trillion won (around US$ 520 billion) by 2047 to build the world’s largest semiconductor cluster, with 16 new fabrication plants scheduled by 2030. It has also established a 50 trillion won (around US$ 37 billion) industry fund, offering up to 25% tax credits for facility investment and 50% for R&D, while aiming to cultivate 150,000 semiconductor professionals by 2030 to strengthen the industry’s integrated innovation ecosystem.