Which Ties Will Bind? Big Tech, Lessons from Ukraine, and Implications for Taiwan

Several U.S. technology companies have played important roles in supporting Ukraine’s military to combat Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country and in helping the Ukrainian government maintain critical functions.

This report seeks to trace and analyze the complex financial and economic linkages that leading U.S. tech companies that supported Ukraine have to China. Business considerations are certainly not the only variables influencing boardroom decisions amid major geopolitical events; company reputation, corporate responsibility, value alignment, and public pressure are all important drivers of business behavior as well.