China unveiled a CNY10 trillion (US$1.4 trillion) program to help resolve a local government hidden debt crisis, as authorities moved to shore up a slowing economy facing fresh risks from the reelection of Donald Trump.

The resilience of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry remains unwavering, even as the US undergoes political transition. This perspective was shared by Etron Technology Chairman Nicky Lu and Pegatron Chairman T.H. Tung at the Global Views Leaders Forum on November 7, where they discussed industrial landscape changes following the recent US presidential election.

The competition in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market intensifies between South Korea’s two major DRAM giants, Samsung Electronics (Samsung) and SK Hynix. Meanwhile, US manufacturer Micron Technology (Micron) is poised to leverage government support, potentially gaining an edge in terms of access to government funding and US customers.