Authors
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Tam Sang HUYNH
Faculty of International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam National University
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Thi Thuy An VO
Faculty of International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam National University
Abstract
Through their joint initiatives, emerging middle powers are taking on a bigger role in the Indo-Pacific. But current scholarship on middle powers mainly focuses on countries with well-established reputations, such as Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Japan. Taiwan and Vietnam are two prime examples of emerging middle powers whose role and contributions have been under-examined. The authors contend that, against the backdrop of US-China technology competition, Taiwan and Vietnam should enhance collaboration in the semiconductor industry in an effort to forge closer ties and navigate geopolitical shoals and reefs, leading to the development of a more resilient semiconductor value chain. This paper discusses Taiwan’s crucial role as a potent player in the global semiconductor business in addition to presenting Vietnam’s aspirations to become Southeast Asia’s hub for semiconductor manufacture. By working on this understudied area, the authors wish to offer suggestions on how the two partners could bolster ties through workable plans to reinforce technology collaboration.
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Author Biographies
Tam Sang HUYNH, Faculty of International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam National University
Huynh Tam Sang (Ph.D.) is a lecturer at the Faculty of International Relations, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, a member of the Young Leaders Program of the Pacific Forum and a Research Fellow at the Taiwan NextGen Foundation. He is an alumnus of the National Sun Yat-Sen University (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. His main fields of interest are East Asian international relations, Vietnam’s foreign policy, and middle-power diplomacy, with special reference to Vietnam, Australia, and Taiwan. His recent focus has been on security in the South China Sea, Vietnam’s statecraft amid Sino-US rivalry, cross-Strait relations, Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, and Taiwan’s foreign relations. Sang has written for The Pacific Review, Strategic Analysis, East Asian Policy, The National Interest, The Diplomat, ISEAS Perspective, East Asia Forum, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Taiwan Insight, Taipei Times, The Interpreter, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society, Fulcrum, 9DashLine, among others. He can be reached at <huynhtamsang@gmail.com>
Thi Thuy An VO, Faculty of International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam National University
Vo Thi Thuy An obtains a B.A. degree in International Relations from the Faculty of
International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. She can be contacted via email at <vtthuyan.1001@gmail.com>.
