Why Taiwan is So Much Richer Than China

Go to to stay fully informed on breaking news, compare coverage and avoid media bias. Sign up or subscribe through my link for 30% off unlimited access if you support the mission and find it as useful as I do. In 1950, Taiwan, post-colonial and war-ravaged, grappled with an economic downturn, amplified by the challenges of integrating 2 million refugees. Its GDP per capita then rivaled some of the world’s poorest countries like Haiti and Madagascar. With looming threats from China and impending militaristic ambitions, Taiwan’s future seemed uncertain. But fast-forward to today, and Taiwan is an economic marvel. With a median wealth surpassing most of Asia—including powerhouses like South Korea—and even rivaling Germany and the U.S., it’s a beacon of prosperity. Taiwanese citizens rank among the world’s most educated, their democratic governance is robust, and their high-tech industries play pivotal roles in global supply chains. Foxconn, Taiwan’s tech giant, produces a speculated 40% of global consumer electronics, and up until recently, manufactured a staggering 80% of iPhones. Moreover, the country maintains a near monopoly on the manufacturing of semiconductors, a crucial component that powers everything in the modern world, from guided missiles, to modern cars and even the device you are using to read this description. From a colony of a militaristic empire to a thriving democracy, and from a backwards agrarian society, to technological Superpower, this is the remarkable story of Taiwan. – Contents of this video -------------------------------- 00:00 - A Broken Island 04:37 - The Bread Basket Colony 08:53 - The White Terror & Reforms 15:22 - The Boom 17:08 - The Miracle 19:54 - The World Abandons Taiwan 21:23 - High Tech Industry 24:17 - Too Much Money & Too Little Profit 26:33 - Making China Rich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS CHANNEL IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF PATREON! Support the channel by becoming a Patron today! Thank you to the channel’s generous Patrons! Hayden Haun, Emmanuel Fredenrich, Pulaski, A Fan, robin valero ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ – Sources used --------------------------------------------- Making Money: How Taiwanese Industrialists Embraced the Global Economy By: Gary G. Hamilton & Cheng-Shu Kao A Brief History of Taiwan - a Sparrow Transforming into a Phoenix By: FU-SAN HUANG Historical GDP Per Capita: Maddison Project Database 2020 (Bolt and van Zanden, 2020) Wealth Per Adult: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2022 Democracy Index: ~ntut019/ltes/ #economics #History #Taiwan #CasualScholar #EconomicHistory #TaiwanHistory