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Taiwan was never supposed to matter.
Too small. Too exposed. Too easily crushed between giants. For decades, the world dismissed it as a factory floor, a place that assembled other people’s dreams but never shaped its own future.
Then one engineer came home.
After being quietly pushed aside in America, Dr. Jian Yuan returns to Taiwan with nothing but a suitcase, a notebook, and an idea no one believes in. He wants to build a company that does not compete for its customers or seek glory. He wants to manufacture the most advanced technology on Earth and let the world depend on it.
Government officials laugh. Investors turn away. Rivals circle. Across the Strait, a rising power watches closely.
What follows is a high-stakes historical drama of ambition, betrayal, excess, and survival. As Jian assembles a team of brilliant misfits and fights bureaucratic resistance, corporate sabotage, and geopolitical pressure, Taiwan begins an unlikely transformation. Factories rise from dust. Cleanrooms become battlegrounds. Precision becomes power.
Told through the sharp eye of a journalist and the relentless drive of those building the impossible, Silicon Dragon is a gripping story of how a forgotten island rewired the modern world. It is a tale of innovation over intimidation, discipline over dominance, and how the quiet work of engineers reshaped global power without firing a single shot.
This is not a story about products.
It is a story about leverage.
Perfect for readers who love fast-paced historical drama, corporate thrillers, and stories where intelligence outmatches brute force, Silicon Dragon reveals how the future was forged not in boardrooms or battlefields, but in the hum of machines that made the world run.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Taiwan was never supposed to matter.Too small. Too exposed. Too easily crushed between giants. For decades, the world dismissed it as a factory floor, a place that assembled other people's dreams but never shaped its own future.Then one engineer came home.After being quietly pushed aside in America, Dr. Jian Yuan returns to Taiwan with nothing but a suitcase, a notebook, and an idea no one believes in. He wants to build a company that does not compete with its customers, does not sell products, and does not seek glory. He wants to manufacture the most advanced technology on Earth and let the world depend on it.Government officials laugh. Investors turn away. Rivals circle. Across the Strait, a rising power watches closely.What follows is a high-stakes historical drama of ambition, betrayal, excess, and survival. As Jian assembles a team of brilliant misfits and fights bureaucratic resistance, corporate sabotage, and geopolitical pressure, Taiwan begins an unlikely transformation. Factories rise from dust. Cleanrooms become battlegrounds. Precision becomes power.Told through the sharp eye of a journalist and the relentless drive of those building the impossible, Silicon Dragon is a gripping story of how a forgotten island rewired the modern world. It is a tale of innovation over intimidation, discipline over dominance, and how the quiet work of engineers reshaped global power without firing a single shot.This is not a story about products.It is a story about leverage.Perfect for readers who love fast-paced historical drama, corporate thrillers, and stories where intelligence outmatches brute force, Silicon Dragon reveals how the future was forged not in boardrooms or battlefields, but in the hum of machines that made the world run. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798279327034
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