Strait Forward

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• Inside Taiwan’s First Sovereign AI Benchmark

  September 29, 2026 · 47 min

  In this crossover episode with our “Chipping In” event series, host Channing Lee takes the stage with Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Lin Yi-jing (林宜敬), one year into his tenure at the Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda). A former IBM…

• Made in Wisconsin: Inside Foxconn's American AI Manufacturing Boom

  September 15, 2026 · 55 min

  In this episode of Strait Forward, Channing Lee tours Foxconn's Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus with Robert Schlaeger, Head of U.S. Region Public & Government Affairs at Foxconn, to unpack how the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant…

• Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 3: Industry & Culture)

  September 1, 2026 · 51 min

  Building advanced semiconductor foundries — and serving as the world’s trusted semiconductor supply chain capital — requires far more than purchasing multi-million-dollar lithography equipment. It also requires a fundamental alignment…

• Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 2: Institutional Ecosystem)

  August 18, 2026 · 29 min

  Political rhetoric often relies on simple villains, and few narratives are as convenient — or as fundamentally flawed — as the claim that Taiwan "stole" America's semiconductor industry. In this second episode of Strait Forward's…

• Why Taiwan Didn’t Steal America’s Chip Industry (Pt. 1: Geoeconomic History)

  August 4, 2026 · 51 min

  Political rhetoric often relies on simple villains, and few narratives are as convenient — or as fundamentally flawed — as the claim that Taiwan "stole" America’s semiconductor industry. In a new three-part miniseries of Strait Forward…

• Assessing PLA Military Readiness

  July 20, 2026 · 42 min

  China's military is testing Taiwan in new ways — fewer dramatic air incursions, and far more Coast Guard ships crowding Taiwan's waters in a slow, deliberate squeeze. In this episode, host Channing Lee sits down in the Strait Forward…

• Sharing Boba Tea, Sharing Taiwan

  July 7, 2026 · 36 min

  It's Taiwan's most famous export in a cup, but behind every chewy tapioca pearl is a global business story of culture, competition, and surprising technology. In this episode, host Channing Lee talks about all things boba with Greg Chen…

• The U.S.-Taiwan Semiconductor Education Alliance

  June 23, 2026 · 48 min

  As the United States and Taiwan deepen their semiconductor partnership, can they build a talent pipeline resilient enough to sustain it? Recorded live in Orlando at the 2026 U.S.-Taiwan Semiconductor Higher Education Networking Event, on…