Strategic responses and regional pressures: Malaysia in the U.S.-China semiconductor competition.
This article investigates Malaysia's strategic responses to the intensifying United States (U.S.)–China semiconductor rivalry, where semiconductors have become key geopolitical assets shaping global supply chain realignments. Positioned as a critical node in the back end of the semiconductor supply...
| Publicado en: | Pacific Review Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 177 - 208 |
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