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Is Taiwan’s bike industry losing its luster? 【Taiwanology Ep.59】

Is Taiwan’s bike industry losing its luster? 【Taiwanology Ep.59】

Taiwanology
2026-04-2800:37:09
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For decades, Taiwan has been known as the “Bicycle Kingdom.” But it is now under mounting pressure. From the rapid rise of China’s e-bike giants to a growing push in Europe to reshore manufacturing, Taiwan’s bike industry is entering a period of change. How can it navigate this new landscape?

Episode highlights:

04:20 How Taiwan became the “Bicycle Kingdom”

07:20 Why China is not the only challenge facing Taiwan’s bike industry

12:30 Bridging traditional manufacturing with ICT capabilities

21:35 How Taiwan should respond to Europe’s reshoring push

25:10 Why more Taiwanese companies are becoming open to change

27:05 Adapting to the emerging e-bike ecosystem

33:20 Why Anchor Global is launching an Industry Lab with Walmart as the pilot case

Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor of CommonWealth Magazine

Guest: Elisa Chiu, founder of Anchor Global

Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang

*Read more:https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4684

*Share your thoughts:bill@cw.com.tw