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Latest articles by Mei-Ling Chen
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TSMC's Overseas Expansion Is Rewriting Taiwan's Invisible Chip Shield
This article places TSMC's overseas factory expansion within the long-term geopolitical context of Taiwan's semiconductor industry. By comparing academic and industry analyses on the weakening of the 'silicon shield,' blockade vulnerabilities, supply chain relocation costs, and energy risks, it explains how overseas capacity reshapes Taiwan’s strategic position and highlights key variables still lacking confirmation.
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Why GPS Is Freely Available Worldwide: The Trade-offs Between Military Systems, National Policy, and Global Standards
This article outlines the policy trajectory of GPS evolving from a military dual-use system to a globally free service. It examines the cessation of Selective Availability in 2000, subsequent civilian signals and modernization policies, and their long-term effects on the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) industry, international interoperability, and alternative systems like Galileo.