Tech leaders weigh in on ‘globalization is dead’ remarks by TSMC founder
Tech leaders weigh in on ‘globalization is dead’ remarks by TSMC founder
2023-03-20
Tech leaders came together on Monday at a summit about globalization and its decline. They weighed in on recent remarks by TSMC founder Morris Chang, who said that globalization was “dead” and that free trade was “almost dead.” In response, the chair of Pegatron said that the spirit of free trade would return when international relations improve. Meanwhile, the founder of Etron Technology said the more pressing issue right now was the global economy.
Former AIT Chair Richard C. Bush was a keynote speaker at a summit about declining globalization, where the emphasis was on Taiwan-U.S.-China relations. The event was attended by many tech leaders.
Tung Tzu-hsien
Pegatron chair
Friction between countries and international tensions have an impact on consumers and enterprises. When that happens, it feels as if free trade were dead. When the benefits of trade outweigh conflict, that’s when free trade makes a comeback.
The remarks came just days after TSMC founder Morris Chang said that globalization in the chip sector was “dead,” and that free trade was “almost dead.” Chang claimed that restrictions on semiconductor trade would only fuel inflation and drive up costs.
Nicky Lu
Etron Technology founder
I don’t know. I think Morris Chang meant that globalization and free trade are facing challenges. It’s not a matter of them being dead or not. It’s hard to tell. I think that humanity is reliant on high-tech chips, so the economy can’t stop flowing. If it does, it would be terrible. What I think we should be more pessimistic about is the economic downturn.
The industry heavyweight says that the current economic climate is a more pressing issue than globalization and free trade. He says that getting the economy back on its legs is the most important task at hand.
卜睿哲訪台出席高峰論壇 高科技領袖同台
2023-03-20
美中關係緊繃，讓不少高科技產業受影響，台積電創辦人張忠謀曾坦言半導體產業全球化已死、自由貿易瀕臨死亡，不過和碩董事長童子賢則說，國與國摩擦造成關係緊張時，就會有自由貿易死掉的感覺，等到關係緩和，自由貿易的精神就會回來。
AIT美國在台協會前理事主席卜睿哲出席高峰論壇，聚焦美中台情勢，不少高科技領袖也出席。
[[和碩董事長 童子賢]]
“當國家跟國家摩擦，國際關係緊張的時候，消費者跟廠商的意願就會受到影響，這個時候自由貿易死掉的感覺就會來。貿易的利益大過衝突的時候，自由貿易就會重新恢復。”
和碩董事長童子賢會這麼說，主要是因為台積電創辦人張忠謀日前出席半導體世紀對談時，曾說「半導體產業全球化已死、自由貿易瀕臨死亡」，引發全台關注，因為晶片管制，加上通膨，讓成本上升。
[[鈺創董事長 盧超群]]
“我不知道，他(張忠謀)應該講全球化跟自由化面臨挑戰，沒有死不死，大家很難判別。我認為全球人類現在依靠半導體高科技，經濟是不可能不流通的，如果不流通，大家都很慘。我認為真正悲觀是經濟不景氣。”
產業界大老認為，比起全球化跟自由貿易，現階段最大的挑戰是不景氣，如何讓景氣回溫，比什麼都重要。
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