Beyond rivalry: Could Taiwan and South Korea forge Asia’s next chip superpower?

Daniel Chaing, Seoul; Sherri Wang, DIGITIMES Asia Tuesday 11 November 2025 0

DIGITIMES chairman Colley Hwang delivers a speech at the National Assembly Library in Seoul. Credit: Daniel Chaing

As global semiconductor competition intensifies between the US and China, a provocative proposal emerged from Seoul's National Assembly: Taiwan and South Korea should abandon decades of rivalry to create an alternative power center in the chip indust...

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