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SIG Strategic Perspectives No. 1 A Strategic Policy Essay By Semiconductor & Innovation Group LLC Introduction The ideas presented in this paper grew out of attending the Hudson Institute’s discussion, Securing America’s AI Advantage: A Discussion on U.S. Export Control Policy, featuring Senator Jim Banks (Indiana) and Chairman Brian Mast (Florida), moderated by Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik. Initially, the objective was straightforward: prepare a summary mem

Jason Hsu is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Patrick Wilson is the founder of Semiconductor & Innovation Group, a Washington-based consultancy. Taiwan's economic ties with the U.S. have never been stronger. Taiwan is now America's fourth-largest trading partner, with bilateral goods and services trade totaling roughly $256 billion. That represents a remarkable transformation. A generation ago, American companies turned to Taiwan primarily for low-cost manufacturing.