China vs US: The Fight for AI Supply Chains | How Taiwan & the Philippines fit into US AI Strategy
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A new AI hub is taking shape in the Philippines — and Taiwan's Foxconn could lead it. As Washington's PaxSilica Initiative expands across the Indo-Pacific, we ask: why the Philippines, why now, and what does it mean for the region's tech supply chains?
On this episode of The Chain Maker, host Laurel Stewart is joined by Prof. Roger Liu (National Sun Yat-sen University) and Lucio Blanco Pitlo (Philippine Association for Chinese Studies) to discuss:
◆Why New Clark City is PaxSilica's first launchpad
◆How Foxconn's India experience shapes its Philippine strategy
◆The Luzon Economic Corridor and what Washington wants from it
◆Critical minerals, chip alliances, and where Taiwan fits in without signing on
Host: Laurel Stewart
Guest:
Dr. Roger Chih-feng Liu
(Assitant Profesor, National Sun Yat-sen University)
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
(Board Member, Philippine Association for Chinese Studies)
00:00 Taiwan, Foxconn and the Rise of Pax Silica
02:21 Why the Philippines?
05:08 Lessons from India
07:30 Pax Silica vs. China's AI Vision
08:45 Taiwan-Philippines Economic Corridor
12:47 Can Manila Balance Washington and Beijing?
14:20 Why India Joined Pax Silica
16:05 Taiwan's Silicon Shield
17:20 Critical Minerals and AI
19:05 Minilateralism in Action
21:06 Taiwan's Next Strategic Partnerships
23:26 Tech Biz
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