East Asia Today Challenges

Practice flashcards covering the geopolitics of East Asia, the China-Taiwan conflict, the semiconductor industry statistics, and Indo-Pacific strategic interests.

What is the distinction between the names of mainland China and Taiwan as presented in the lecture?

The mainland is the Popular Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan is the Republic of China (ROC).

What are the territory size and population statistics for the People's Republic of China?

The territory spans $9.6$ million $km^2$ with a population of $1.4$ billion inhabitants.

How does the Republic of China (Taiwan) compare to the People's Republic of China in terms of population and area size?

Taiwan has $23.5$ million inhabitants ($1/60^{th}$ of the PRC) and an area of $36,000$ $km^2$ ($1/267^{th}$ of the PRC).

Who is Barthlmy Courmont and what specific notion did he introduce regarding East Asian tensions?

He is an enseignant chercheur at IRIS who introduced the notion of 'guerre pacifique'.

What percentage metric is associated with the strategic importance of the Taiwan Strait for international trade?

The transcript notes a figure of $48\% \, (88\%)$; indicating its critical role in global maritime traffic.

What is Taiwan's global market share in semiconductor foundry capacity and specifically in 5nm advanced systems?

Taiwan represents $63\%$ of global foundry capacity and $90\%$ of market share for the most advanced $5\,nm$ systems.

Which company is identified as the largest in Asia and the 10th-largest in the world?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

Which Taiwanese company is the world leader in semiconductor tests and encapsulation?

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE).

According to the reports from 2021, which company became the global leader in 5G puces (chips)?

MediaTek.

What is the name of the technological alliance involving the U.S. and its partners in the semiconductor industry against China?

The Chip 4 alliance.

What transformation occurred at Fiery Cross Island in the Spratly Islands according to 2014 data?

Until 2014, it was an underwater reef, but it has since been developed.

In terms of geostrategy at a 'Strategic Crossroad', how many days can nuclear submarines stay 'on station' compared to conventional ones?

Nuclear submarines can stay for $81$ days, while typical conventional submarines can only stay for $23$ days.

What is the current economic forecast regarding China's GDP overtaking that of the United States?

The consensus suggests China's economy will not overtake the US until 2060, if ever, due to the pace of slow down in recent years.