Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Taiwan imports over 90% of its energy via sea, so a Chinese blockade would be devastating for the island. In response to increasing threats, Taiwan is racing to switch over to a more self-sufficient energy source: renewables. Can they get there in time?
#PlanetA #Taiwan #China #Semiconductors
Credits:
Reporter: Chermaine Lee
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Additional animations: Adam Baheej Adada
Supervising Editors: Adam Baheej Adada, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Factcheck: Aitziber Romero Bengoetxea, Mi Tang, DW Taipei
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
The country that's turning to solar during war
dw.com/en/the-country-thats-turning-to-solar-during-war/a-76907346
26 simulated scenarios of how China could attack Taiwan:
csis.org/analysis/lights-out-wargaming-chinese-blockade-taiwan
What’s Taiwan’s Silicon Shield:
https://www.isdp.eu/the-silicon-shield-erosion-fortifying-taiwan-against-geopolitical-shocks/
Behind Taiwan’s anti-nuclear movement:
kr.boell.org/en/2023/04/14/charged-debate-taiwans-nuclear-energy-conundrum
Why Taiwan’s renewable development is slow:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25741292.2025.2529623
How Taiwan can develop its solar energy:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402311019X
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Taiwan’s history and significance
03:13 Taiwan’s energy vulnerability
05:39 Which renewable could help Taiwan in case of a blockade?
11:29 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
Taiwan imports over 90% of its energy via sea, so a Chinese blockade would be devastating for the island. In response to increasing threats, Taiwan is racing to switch over to a more self-sufficient energy source: renewables. Can they get there in time?
#PlanetA #Taiwan #China #Semiconductors
Credits:
Reporter: Chermaine Lee
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Additional animations: Adam Baheej Adada
Supervising Editors: Adam Baheej Adada, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Factcheck: Aitziber Romero Bengoetxea, Mi Tang, DW Taipei
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
The country that's turning to solar during war
dw.com/en/the-country-thats-turning-to-solar-during-war/a-76907346
26 simulated scenarios of how China could attack Taiwan:
csis.org/analysis/lights-out-wargaming-chinese-blockade-taiwan
What’s Taiwan’s Silicon Shield:
https://www.isdp.eu/the-silicon-shield-erosion-fortifying-taiwan-against-geopolitical-shocks/
Behind Taiwan’s anti-nuclear movement:
kr.boell.org/en/2023/04/14/charged-debate-taiwans-nuclear-energy-conundrum
Why Taiwan’s renewable development is slow:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25741292.2025.2529623
How Taiwan can develop its solar energy:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402311019X
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Taiwan’s history and significance
03:13 Taiwan’s energy vulnerability
05:39 Which renewable could help Taiwan in case of a blockade?
11:29 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
