Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-II).05      10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-II).05      Published : Jun 2026
Authored by : Umar Farooq , Urwa Nasir , Anwar Ali

05 Pages : 36-44

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-II).05      10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-II).05      Published : Jun 2026

Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis

Abstract

    China-Taiwan relations are among the most sensitive in the world. Taiwan’s strategic location in the Western Pacific, coupled with its technological capabilities, makes it an important area of interest to Western powers, especially the United States, and to the European Union, because of its economic potential. The focus of this paper is on Taiwan's importance within the context of security, the interconnectedness of economies, and technological supply chains. It explores how the semiconductor industry, trade routes, and Taiwan’s geopolitical location affect Western countries’ defensive, economic and strategic considerations, including possible dangers and the stakes if any further escalation in the Taiwan Strait occurs.

    Taiwan, Semiconductors, Western Security, U.S.–China Rivalry, Indo-Pacific

    (1) Umar Farooq
    BS Scholar, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Urwa Nasir
    BS Scholar, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Anwar Ali
    Assistant Professor (OPS), Department of Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Farooq, Umar, Urwa Nasir, and Anwar Ali. 2026. "Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX (II): 36-44 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2026(IX-II).05

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    HARVARD : FAROOQ, U., NASIR, U. & ALI, A. 2026. Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis. Global Foreign Policies Review, IX, 36-44.

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    MHRA : Farooq, Umar, Urwa Nasir, and Anwar Ali. 2026. "Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX: 36-44

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    MLA : Farooq, Umar, Urwa Nasir, and Anwar Ali. "Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis." Global Foreign Policies Review, IX.II (2026): 36-44 Print.

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    OXFORD : Farooq, Umar, Nasir, Urwa, and Ali, Anwar (2026), "Importance of Taiwan for Western World: An Analysis", Global Foreign Policies Review, IX (II), 36-44

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