A recent survey showed healthcare as the sector US public companies were most concerned about (after semiconductors) amid the ongoing China-US tensions over Taiwan. But how do biotech firms in Taiwan itself view the current situation? Scrip spoke to the president of one of the most innovative and active companies in the sector, amid the island’s imminent reopening to the world after over two long years under pandemic restrictions.
As China's military jets regularly fly over the strait between the mainland and Taiwan, and its navy conducts drills encircling the waters off the island, the possible outbreak of a conflict seems to be no longer just a remote scenario but more of a possibility.
Although semiconductors are by far Taiwan’s dominant and strategic industry – it is the major manufacturer and supplier of the...