Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$39 billion
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 includes $39 billion in subsidies for the construction, modernization, or expansion of fabs domestically.
SOURCE: "Streamlining the Permitting Process for Fab Construction" by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar, Gregory Arcuri, and Phillip Singerman
81 percent
81 percent of New Zealanders are concerned with climate change. As a result, New Zealand has emerged as a leader in utilizing trade tools to move necessary environmental policies forward.
SOURCE: "Small Country, Big Climate Agenda: New Zealand’s Approach to Climate and Trade" by CSIS's Emily Benson
740 meters
After recent heavy rains and resulting flooding, a new 740-meter-long bypass was added to the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility's sole access road between late July and early August. The new section should provide unobstructed access to the command center during future flooding events.
SOURCE: "Punggye-ri Update: Flood Mitigation" by CSIS's Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun
62 aircraft
On August 31, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported seven Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels and 62 PLA aircraft in areas around the island. This marked the highest number of aircraft reported since August 7, when China’s large-scale exercises were still ongoing.
SOURCE: “Tracking the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis (Updated August 31)” by CSIS’s Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, Samantha Lu, Hannah Price, and Nicholas Kaufman
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
