Taiwan tensions have global trade on edge | DW News

New worries about trade in Asia – and knock-on effects for the global economy: China says it is sanctioning US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she visited Taiwan. Beijing considers the self-governing island part of its territory – and called her trip a provocation.

The military exersizes have prompted some ships to navigate around the Taiwan Strait, disrupting key trading routes for cargo and commodities sailing around the world. It's proof of the economic fallout any escalation in the region would have globally. Trade between China and Taiwan has also seen interruptions.

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[stefano]

"What in the case of an asteroid hitting Taiwan?"
"What? I don't understand how is this related to the current situation..."
"Yeah no I'm just saying... if it happens it would be a big mess..."

[JoelSalazarM]

It was rather odd to keep pressing the interviewee about a topic he clearly stated he knew nothing about.

[polysporin]

TSMC makes 90% of the worlds top chips. So it is a loss for the entire world not just China.

[therealkevan]

since when did DW get into the earthquake prediction business? Why didn't he just ask what would happen if an asteroid hit Taipei

[dritanisufi]

The reporter got lost at the end with the earthquake question out of nowhere.

[JWyatt]

That dude was totally lost on the earthquake question lol.

[genuinennessbefitting]

Advanced semiconductor manufacturing is not an ordinary manufacturing industry. It's not the kind of business any factory can produce by building a factory. Instead, semiconductors are more like a production method for scientific research and development. Otherwise, Intel has had a solid foundation for making semiconductors for half a century but still cannot produce advanced semiconductors and has to entrust TSMC to create them.

[xs]

The earthquake question shows perfectly the level of this fantastic journalist

[jarnMod]

6:20 What's wrong with the host? What kind of info he tried to get with that question? How much additional disruption can it get?

How about what if Chinese satellite landed wrongly in Taiwan? How about a volcano erupted in Taiwan like it did 720 millions years ago that birth the island? What if Godzilla suddenly decide to visit Taiwanese chip factory just for giggle?

[masterchinese]

I was in Taiwan in 1999 for the earthquake. It woke us up in the middle of the night. I had nightmares for years after that. As for the semiconductors, the chips that were partially processed had to be thrown away in mass as their quality was compromised. It took a while to get those orders made up and put new orders on hold.

[eric]

The earthquake question is so incoherent in this China-Taiwan tension. I’m just as dumbfounded as the expert. The anchor could have used the precious airtime to ask more pressing questions.

[borneandayak]

Yes. China just make Taiwan more and more indipendent.

[Homeschoolsw]

The CCP never controlled Taiwan (Formosa). This is about energy, security and national pride. The CCP can't have a prosperous, democratic, mostly Chinese (ethnically) State 100 miles off it's southern shore.

[aoikemono]

You forgot to mention global warming, and how it would affect the China-Taiwan conflict. And the Amber Heard Johnny Depp case. What are the knock on effects and how will this detriment Taiwan?

[cookingonthego]

If you have investments in China - run. Its about to become economic waistband one way or the other

[jayzee]

US, Europe, Japan, Australia and whole west needs to increase visits like Nancys and not bow down to cheap talk from China

[MarcWeavers]

if Taiwan truly was chinese territory, she would not have been able to get in.

[chun-yuchen]

The free country of Taiwan and the free world stands against the evil ccp everyday

[geinikankan]

The earthquake question was just not part of the subject here.

[stpetersburg]

why hasn't xi ever visited Taiwan ?