Tsaiying Lu

Tsaiying Lu is a Research Fellow and Director of the Energy Security and Climate Resilience Program at DSET. Her work focuses on Taiwan’s energy security, net-zero technologies, and supply-chain resilience, including critical minerals and semiconductor-industry infrastructure. ([dset.tw](https://dset.tw/en/teams/tsaiying-lu/?utm_source=openai))

Taiwan’s Alternatives to Chinese Suppliers Still Depend on Chinese Inputs

Taiwan’s supply-chain exposure extends beyond advanced chips: moving production away from China does not necessarily remove dependence on Chinese-controlled suppliers operating abroad or on Chinese feedstock and processing. In a Hoover Institution roundtable, researchers from Taiwan’s Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology institute argue that resilience depends on building and qualifying alternatives without disrupting production before those substitutes are ready.

Hoover InstitutionOct 12, 202620 min read