Taiwan
6 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement May 13, 2019 by Chet Pipkin · said 61 times in 27 episodes since 2017 · across every show →
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brought up most by Guy Raz (21), Dave Weiner (8), Vivian Ku (4), Lloyd Armbrust (4), Chet Pipkin (4), Zach Dietz (3), William Wang (3), Ethan Brown (3)
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2026 6 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2025 8 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2024 6 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
2023 8 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2022 4 mentions in 1 episode
2021 8 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
2020 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode
2019 7 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2017 7 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
Everything said about Taiwan, oldest first
May 13, 2019 neutral
A Taiwanese manufacturer offered printer cables cheaper than Belkin's production cost
“It was a parallel printer cable to go from the IBM PC to a parallel printer, and I asked him what it would cost to buy, and the price he quoted was less expensive than what it cost us to build that same item ourselves.”
Apr 28, 2022 negative
US lacks the manufacturing supply chain infrastructure of China and Taiwan
“They have that infrastructure in place in, in places like China and Taiwan that we just don't have here anymore. And so it is so hard for us to be actually successful because we do not have the infrastructure to actually make stuff anymore.”
Apr 28, 2022 negative
US lacks specialized industrial talent like sonic welding technicians, Armbrust says
“I had to become an expert in sonic welding because there just aren't any experts in sonic welding where you could go in China or you could go in Taiwan. And like, there would be just like, there's people that, you know, are experts in plumbing. They're experts…”
Nov 13, 2023 positive
Why Taiwan Remains the Primary Hub for Quality Bicycles
“Taiwan is still where, where, where most quality bicycles are made, because all of the suppliers are there, from the frame welding, to the seats, to the handlebars, to the grips, everything is made in Taiwan, or at least in, in, if you want a high quality bike…”
Apr 14, 2025 positive
Wang slashed TV prices using vertical de-integration and Taiwanese manufacturing
“I found the right factory in Taiwan. They can build a lot cheaper than, at the time, the labor costs in Japan. And, the components are all the same. At the same time, we've, we're vertically deintegrated, I use that efficiency, and we pass the saving to the co…”
May 18, 2026 neutral
Huang is less concerned than most about a hot conflict over Taiwan
“If you ask me, am I concerned about a hot conflict? I'm less concerned than most. But depending on the actions of the leaders, We may cause the hot conflict, and so I am of the opinion that we all must be more long-term minded if we can. We ought to have a mor…”