Taiwan's business world is the most serious place where Western capital penetration is the most serious, and overseas forces have taken root within Taiwan's enterprises as early as the middle of the last century. As the most important pillar industries on Taiwan’s island, electro

Taiwan's business world is the most serious place where Western capital penetration is the most serious, and overseas forces have taken root within Taiwan's enterprises as early as the middle of the last century. As the most important pillar industries on Taiwan’s island, electronic technology and semiconductor industries can be seen everywhere in Europe and the United States. In the context of the current era of the great game between China and the United States, the business community on Taiwan is basically standing in the American camp. Recently, bigwigs in the electronics industry on Taiwan’s island have been shouting to the mainland about the recent situation in the Taiwan Strait. First, TSMC’s current chairman Liu Deyin claimed: “No one can control TSMC by force.” , founder of Lianhua Electronics , Cao Xingcheng, wants to donate 100 million US dollars to Tsai Ing-wen. Now the godfather of Taiwan's computer industry and the founder of Acer Group , Shi Zhenrong , also came out to shout: "After Taiwan is blocked, chips cannot be exported, and the world will also be shut down, that is the end of the world." I will tell you what the specific situation is.

Shi Zhenrong

Shi Zhenrong's history

History of semiconductor chip industry on the island of Taiwan is mainly led by several large enterprises such as TSMC, UMC, and Hon Hai Group . Most of the founders of these companies are legendary figures who are powerful and traversing the business world. The leader in the computer field is Acer Group founder Shi Zhenrong, who also has a difficult entrepreneurial history. Shi Zhenrong was born in the Lugang area of ​​Changhua, Taiwan Province in 1944. It was already a very prosperous large wharf as early as the Qing Dynasty period, and the economy was very developed. Shi Zhenrong's ancestors also moved from mainland to Taiwan Island . By the time Shi Zhenrong's period, he was the seventh generation. His ancestors have lived by doing small businesses for generations. Shi Zhenrong's father Shi Qishen died early, so Shi Zhenrong's childhood was very hard and he relied on his mother Shi Chen Xiulian to support him alone. In 1953, after the Shi family split, Shi Zhenrong was able to get a grocery store to make a living. Shi Zhenrong later entered Changhua High School, and then passed the Department of Electronic Engineering of Jiaotong University. After graduation, he entered the Institute of Electronics 1, Jiaotong University, to study for a master's degree. Only then did the Shi family's life get better.

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Shi Zhenrong is smart. In 1976, he and his friends such as Tai Zhonghe, Lin Jiahe, and Huang Shaohua jointly founded Acer. His initial goal was to become a "gardener of microprocessors", and later he was respected as the "godfather of Taiwan's computer industry". The Acer computer he founded has won numerous honors over the past decades and has also become a banner of Taiwan computers. Shi Zhenrong won the title of Top Ten Outstanding Youth in 1983, and Acer Group is also the fourth largest computer company in the world today. , and with the continuous growth of Acer Group, Western capital also continues to want to get involved in this company. In 1997, Acer Group took over the laptop computer department of Texas Instruments, and former manager of Texas Instruments Italy branch, Jiang Fanke Ranchi, joined Acer Group and became the company's head in Italy. On September 1, 2004, Shi Zhenrong appointed Jiang Fanke Ranchi as the general manager of Acer Group, and this Italian became one of the most important managers of Acer Group. In 2005, Shi Zhenrong officially stepped down as chairman and appointed his successor Wang Zhentang as chairman.

Jiang Fanke Ranqi

During Jiang Fanke Ranqi's general manager, Acer Group's operating income increased by five times from 5 billion yuan per year. In 2010, Acer became the world's second largest computer manufacturer, which was also the most glorious moment for Acer Group. However, if the water is full, the water will overflow, and if the moon is full, the loss will be lost. Behind the prosperity of Acer Group is the external capital has successfully controlled the stock price of Acer Group step by step, and the seeds of the crisis have long been planted. On March 31, 2011, Wang Zhentang and Jiang Fanke Lanqi parted ways due to disagreement in business philosophy. Wang Zhentang unilaterally announced on the board of directors that Jiang Fanke Lanqi was removed from his position as general manager.'s move also made foreign investors angry. Acer Group's stock price fell one after another, and the company faced huge turmoil. In 2013, Shi Zhenrong was forced to put on his battle robe and become the chairman again, but unfortunately things have changed. In 2014, Shi Zhenrong announced that his old partner Huang Shaohua would serve as chairman and once again retreated to the second line.

Acer Group Building

Taiwan's technology giants began to speak out in the political arena

In the Taiwan technology industry, Zhang Zhongmou , Cao Xingcheng, and Shi Zhenrong are all old men with white hair. They should have lived a life of playing with their grandchildren and raising their youth. But since Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen came to power, we found that these elderly business tycoons have also begun to appear frequently in the political arena and have also played an important role. Taiwan leaders have the habit of hiring important business figures as office consultants, and in recent years, Zhang Zhongmou has often attended the APEC summit as a representative of Taiwan. Obviously, Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen has begun to use business tycoons as her white gloves, retaining the last trace of connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. However, as the DPP established the policy of "anti-China and protecting Taiwan", it has continuously taken over foreign powers and colluded with external forces to disrupt Taiwan. , the linkage between the business world and the DPP has gradually changed its flavor, but it is more like a business tycoon and the DPP senior leaders come together and fight against the mainland together after the united front.

Zhang Zhongmou

2022 is destined to be an extraordinary year between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. With Pompeo and Pelosi visiting Taiwan, the cloud of war over Taiwan Strait has reached an unprecedented level of tension. Even Kissinger is extremely worried about the current situation in the Taiwan Strait. Many older established politicians have already smelled the different atmosphere between the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan is the most important chip base in the world, and the developed semiconductor industry is also one of the few amulets in Tsai Ing-wen's hands. Recently, the important figures in the semiconductor industry have spoken out, and the contents are all shouting at the mainland, as if they can't see any provocation between the United States and the DPP in the Taiwan Strait. is first of all, Liu Deyin, the current chairman of TSMC. When he was interviewed by Western media, he clearly stated: " Taiwan's economy is based on global cooperation, trust and openness. It is impossible for the mainland to control TSMC through force." This is equivalent to showing one's attitude and firmly opposes the mainland's military measures against Taiwan.

Liu Deyin

Cao Xingcheng, the founder of Lianhua Electronics, who once co-conspired with Zhang Zhongming, was more active. He took the initiative to donate 100 million US dollars to the Tsai Ing-wen government for military education and cognitive fields. Cao Xingcheng once advocated the realization of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait through a "referendum" during the Chen Shui-bian period. Now he actively encourages confrontation and hostility between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and his position changes are astonishing. Now Shi Zhenrong has also stood up and expressed dissatisfaction with the People's Liberation Army's military exercises to siege Taiwan Island in early August. At the same time, as the saying goes, "Insiders look at the tricks, while laymen watch the excitement." As a big shot in the electronic technology industry, Shi Zhenrong also made a judgment on the development of the cross-strait electronic industry today and in the future.

Cao Xingcheng

Shi Zhenrong first emphasized: "Our life cannot be separated from chips, from mobile phones, computers to cars, chips are needed. If Taiwan's chips cannot be exported, the world will stop. If it reaches this point, it will be the end of the world." Taiwan's chips have indeed occupied an important world market share. If there is a break in this link, it is indeed a catastrophic problem for the whole world. However, judging from the scale and specific operation of the PLA military exercise, we have not completely blocked civil routes. Even Taiwanese people have made a special trip to see the mainland warship cruise ships can go to sea normally, and there are no reports of normal civil and commercial ships on Taiwan's island being blocked. So even if we adopt the strategy of "hiding Taiwan" in the future, we will definitely not let Taiwan’s island be mourning, and we will still openly allow Taiwan’s chips to be shipped overseas. The targets of mainland China's attacks are always Taiwan independence forces on the island, and ordinary people don't need to worry at all.

Shi Zhenrong is worried that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait

chips are now a strategic material that attracts global attention. According to the analysis data of the United States, mainland chip manufacturing technology will catch up with Taiwan in a very fast time. At that time, if we can further integrate with TSMC, it will inevitably occupy a greater proportion in the world. In view of this, the mainland will not cut off Taiwan’s chip supply chain. Regarding the development of semiconductor in mainland China, Shi Zhenrong also gave his own evaluation:

"The mainland supports industrial development, and it doesn't matter whether it makes money or not, production capacity is the most important. In the future, the mainland semiconductor production capacity may surpass Taiwan, but it may be too early from the perspective of output value, and deep technology is not that simple. Mainland semiconductor companies are already able to produce 7-nanometer chips, but the yield is not good. The key lies in talents. Semiconductors are very precise and cannot make any mistakes."

Shi Zhenrong's evaluation of the mainland in the chip field is still pertinent. Like Zhang Zhongmou, he believes that the chip semiconductor industry on Taiwan's island is not suitable for transfer to the United States to develop, because the people's work attitudes are completely different. The hard work, honesty and easy-to-manage the oriental nations give us unique advantages in this field from the beginning. But because of this, chip cannot become a tool that hinders unity and maintains the status quo of division and governance. Instead, it should become a lubricant and catalyst between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. talents are a valuable asset. Taiwan Province has accumulated a large number of outstanding engineers in the process of decades of development. These talents are the greatest value in Taiwan's semiconductor industry. If the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can come together, it will be a powerful alliance, which will definitely produce unexpected superposition effects. It will no longer be a dream to surpass the Western technology community.

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From Liu Deyin to Shi Zhenrong, their remarks can see the attitude of taking sides in their political positions, and they can also see their fear and helplessness about the future. and they are now holding on to the life-saving straw of semiconductor chips and constantly bargaining with the mainland. However, these Taiwanese underestimated the mainland's determination to regain Taiwan, the mainland's will to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to safeguard the sacred territory of the motherland, is definitely not something that can be stopped by a chip. From the historical background, most of these technology companies on Taiwan have been controlled by Western capital. We don’t know how much of their speeches are the attitudes of Americans. But as far as the political ecology is concerned, business and politics are highly integrated. The targets that these business tycoons should be calling for should not be the mainland, but the DPP authorities on the island. As the saying goes, "The person who tied the bell must be untied." The current crisis in the Taiwan Strait is caused by the DPP. To resolve the crisis, we should start with the DPP.

Technology industry

The mainland still has a high degree of sincerity and patience. We have not even classified Tsai Ing-wen and his deputy Lai Ching-te into the list of stubborn "Taiwan independence" elements. This is leaving a door to negotiations and leaving a little room for both sides of the Taiwan Strait. As long as the DPP is willing to return to the big framework of " 992 Consensus " and back to the background of the era when Tsai Ing-wen claims to be a "Chinese", I believe that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can still have room for negotiation. Taiwan's business community has lost allegiance to the DPP and the United States, which should have been a trend. The mainland should also propose detailed and detailed "policy beef" as soon as possible, specifically targeting the business, technology and ordinary people on the island, so that the people on the island can feel at . The reason why these business tycoons jumped out is mainly because of their fear of the future and their vigilance towards the mainland. Merchants are always profit-seeking. If the mainland unifies Taiwan, the benefits they get will not decrease but increase, and Taiwanese companies, especially the semiconductor industry, have no reason to not cooperate with the mainland.In this context, it is very important to propose specific solutions.

What should the two sides of the Taiwan Strait do in the future

As the saying goes, "Everything is planned, and if it is not planned, it will be abandoned." It is time for the mainland to prepare to plan a unified Taiwan blueprint. We have long hoped to introduce Taiwan’s participation in the process of specifying future plans, but judging from the current tense situation, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that Taiwanese people can participate and dare to participate in the formulation of future plans. Therefore, we need to make arbitrary decisions and propose a most suitable solution for the people on the island of Taiwan, and try to resonate with the people on the island. In recent years, some scholars have pointed out that the mainland's policy has changed to "focus on war as the main and harmony as the auxiliary", and this judgment should be accurate. "War" is to disguise the charm. drives away the Taiwan independence forces on the island, lets the people wake up from a long-term brainwashed environment, and face the real cross-strait relations. "harmony" is to consolidate the foundation, and has formulated a long-term development framework for unification. The way of civil and military affairs is to relax and relax, to promote harmony with war and stop war with harmony. This may be the best result for today's Taiwan Island.