News Forum - China-Taiwan-US spat threatens Thailand’s car industry

[Thaiger]

Thailand is bracing itself for an economic setback as China threatens to ban the export of raw materials to Taiwan needed for the kingdom’s motor industry. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) yesterday said it fears China will deny Taiwan the raw materials needed to make semiconductors that the Thai automobile industry is dependent on. The FTI made it known that the Thai motor industry is desperate for semiconductors, that there is a worldwide shortage and, if they can’t get them imported, it means higher car prices, including electric vehicles (EVs). Ironically, it was only on Friday that Thailand revealed […]

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[gazmo16]

Thailand, welcome to the party .

The rest of the world has been short of semiconductors for some time now in case you hadn't noticed (as mentioned in the article). Banning the import of 2nd hand vehicles maybe wasn't such a great idea after all. 

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[Giltee]

Silica sand isn’t in short supply so Taiwan should import it from elsewhere. The world needs to wake up to the Chinese bullies and spread their manufacturing to other countries. China is only where it is today because of the greed of manufacturing companies all over the world. 

[EdwardV]

Between zero covid and selective trade bans, China is determined to cut themselves out of the world supply chain. 

[KaptainRob]

1 hour ago, Giltee said:

Silica sand isn’t in short supply so Taiwan should import it from elsewhere. The world needs to wake up to the Chinese bullies and spread their manufacturing to other countries. China is only where it is today because of the greed of manufacturing companies all over the world. 

Australia should be able to fill the order although price may be higher than Chinese supply.

It's not just silicon chips in short supply but other mineral based product also, eg: aluminium.