Recent Publications

Taiwan Economic Research Monthly 2026 International Economic Landscape and New Paradigms for Taiwan's Industrial Development ‧ The global economy in 2025 has been shaped by the United States' new tariff policies, sustained U.S.-China tensions, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, resulting in volatile international political and economic conditions. Nations worldwide are confronting multifaceted challenges across political, economic, social, and technological dimensions. Beyond U.S. tariff policies and multinational supply chain restructuring emerging as global focal points, energy and resource constraints, carbon emission regulations, and net-zero mandates have elevated resource productivity as a critical metric for national competitiveness. Major economies universally recognize artificial intelligence as a transformative technology driving industrial structural shifts from America's AI Action Plan, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, to Japan's AI Basic Plan, demonstrating that AI sovereignty, computing infrastructure, trustworthy data governance, and cross-disciplinary talent development have become strategic priorities. AI represents not merely a technology but a common platform through which nations enhance resilience and support industrial innovation. This month's special feature, "2026 International Economic Landscape and New Paradigms for Taiwan's Industrial Development," analyzes the potential impact of U.S. tariff policies on Taiwan's exports to America and clarifies emerging trends in U.S.-bound exports. Simultaneously, it examines evolving patterns in nations' AI sovereignty strategies while assessing Taiwan's challenges and opportunities in energy supply, resource efficiency, and industrial innovation.