Deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu said that Taiwan plays a key role in the global high-tech supply chain and that the country is committed to working with the international community to jointly safeguard cross-strait and Indo-Pacific peace and stability.
Wu made the remarks in a recent interview for the Galileo X-Plorer program published May 3 on the German TV network ProSieben.
According to Wu, in addition to continued military pressure on Taiwan, China is attempting to sow division in Taiwan society through cyberattacks and disinformation operations. Taiwan adopted the “Not Today Policy” to strengthen self-defense capabilities and support other military presences in the Indo-Pacific. He added that the country also seeks international support to reiterate to Beijing that the use of force against Taiwan is never a feasible option.
The deputy foreign minister went on to say that Taiwan produces 60 to 70 percent of the world’s semiconductors and over 90 percent of high-end chips. This expertise is irreplaceable as most artificial intelligence-related advanced chips are produced in Taiwan, he noted. Wu further stated that the comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem and high-end chip production capacity not only support global technology development but are also crucial to the future of other democracies.
The semiconductor industry is heavily reliant on cross-border cooperation, Wu said, adding that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. investment in Germany requires technology by Netherlands-based ASML Holding N.V. and Germany-headquartered Carl Zeiss AG.
Wu concluded by cautioning that if a conflict breaks out across the Taiwan Strait, the supply of advanced chips would be interrupted, which would severely impact key industries including global aviation, high-end medical care and data servers thus undermining world economic stability. (YCH-E)
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Wu made the remarks in a recent interview for the Galileo X-Plorer program published May 3 on the German TV network ProSieben.
According to Wu, in addition to continued military pressure on Taiwan, China is attempting to sow division in Taiwan society through cyberattacks and disinformation operations. Taiwan adopted the “Not Today Policy” to strengthen self-defense capabilities and support other military presences in the Indo-Pacific. He added that the country also seeks international support to reiterate to Beijing that the use of force against Taiwan is never a feasible option.
The deputy foreign minister went on to say that Taiwan produces 60 to 70 percent of the world’s semiconductors and over 90 percent of high-end chips. This expertise is irreplaceable as most artificial intelligence-related advanced chips are produced in Taiwan, he noted. Wu further stated that the comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem and high-end chip production capacity not only support global technology development but are also crucial to the future of other democracies.
The semiconductor industry is heavily reliant on cross-border cooperation, Wu said, adding that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. investment in Germany requires technology by Netherlands-based ASML Holding N.V. and Germany-headquartered Carl Zeiss AG.
Wu concluded by cautioning that if a conflict breaks out across the Taiwan Strait, the supply of advanced chips would be interrupted, which would severely impact key industries including global aviation, high-end medical care and data servers thus undermining world economic stability. (YCH-E)
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