How Can the Role of the State in Economic Development Cause Conflicts during Globalisation?
The Inevitable US-China Semiconductor Trade Dispute in Comparison with the NIE Experiences Lutao Ning East Asian Institute, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University, UK Copyright 2006 Lutao Ning, All Rights Reserved. This short paper concerns how the role of the state in economic development can cause conflicts during globalisation. By examining the trade disputes between four East Asian countries (Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China), and the US over semiconductors, the findings of this research suggest that the conflicts were caused by tensions between the different development visions held by developing and developed countries. The Nature of the Industry This paper begins with a briefly discussion on the nature of the semiconductor industry. Semiconductors have become today’s critical components in most electronics applications ranging from consumer electronics, telecommunications and computers, to industrial equipment and modern military systems. The semiconductor industry is t
