THE POWER BILL THAT SHOOK TAIPEI

Taiwan's AI boom answers to American statehouses and its gas bill to Hormuz, and both reach its defense budget, as the U.S. data center vote and a record sell-off show. Much of Taiwan's record growth ends in American data centers. On 3 November voters in Texas, Ohio and Georgia elected governors who campaigned to pause them, and on 6 November Taiwan's market had its largest intraday point loss. CRUCIBEL traces how the U.S. vote and the Iran war expose the money that pays for Taiwan's defense. Published in CRUCIBEL Journal, 2026-11-08. Read the paper online: https://crucibeljournal.com/the-power-bill-that-shook-taipei/