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Taiwan Benefits from AI: Stock-Market Value Growth Second Only to the United States

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Robin’s commentary citing The Economist’s account at the time

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English translation of the Chinese post originally published 2025-11-14. Translated 2026-10-30 with AI assistance. Historical figures and claims have not been updated or independently verified. 中文原文

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Robin cites The Economist’s observation that Taiwan benefited from the preceding five years’ AI boom, with its stock-market capitalization increasing at a rate second only to Nasdaq in the United States, the origin of the boom. He adds that it is reasonable to call Taiwan the largest beneficiary outside the United States, while noting that the benefit is highly concentrated in the foundations of Taiwan’s core competitive strengths. The figures are quotations reflecting their original time, not current facts.

Key points

  • The Economist account cited places Taiwan’s five-year market-cap growth second only to Nasdaq’s.
  • Taiwan could be considered the greatest beneficiary of the AI boom outside the United States.
  • The benefits are concentrated in Taiwan’s core competitive strengths.
  • This is a quotation reflecting a particular time, not a statement of current facts.
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Full text — English translation

Returning to that Economist article: Taiwan has benefited from the AI boom over the past five years. Outside the United States, Taiwan’s increase in stock-market capitalization is second only to the growth of Nasdaq, the market at the origin of the AI boom. It is not really wrong to say that Taiwan has benefited the most outside the United States. Those gains are simply concentrated in the foundations of Taiwan’s core competitive strengths.

These articles are personal notes, book excerpts, and collected reprints. Figures and events reflect the time of the original publication, are not current information, and do not constitute investment advice.

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