Comments on Implications of  the U.S.–China Trade War  for  Taiwan.

B Tat Wai Tan, Sunway University: b This paper touches on the important issue of how the U.S.-China trade war will impact on Taiwan's economy.[1] It is important not just for Taiwan, but also a reflection for other economies that have increasingly benefited from their association with the high growth economy of China and the supply chain engulfing them. There is a major difference between Taiwan being part of China's supply chain and both China and Taiwan being part of American companies' supply chain. The product owners can decide to reduce purchases from China but maintain purchases of parts from Taiwan but channel them to new centers, and Taiwan may not lose even if China were to lose. This has nothing to do with Taiwan's export to China, unless the export of LCD panels was so big it is cheaper to supply within China - in which case the relationship should be a positive one, rather than a negative one. [Extracted from the article]