The Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the 2026 Trusted Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Forum with Taipei City-based Chung-Hua Institute for Economic Research and California-headquartered SEMI Sept. 4 in Taipei City.
The forum, which took place alongside the last day of SEMICON Taiwan 2026, drew over 200 academic, governmental and industrial representatives from Europe, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S., the MOFA said. Participating speakers included Glenn Tiffert, contributor to “Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, and Global Semiconductor Security;” Mathieu Duchâtel, author of the paper “Economic Security: The Missing Link in EU-Japan Cooperation;” Stephen Ezell, co-author of “Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage;” and Tanemasa Asano, professor at Japan’s Kyushu University.
The ministry said the conference focused on geopolitics and AI governance, and made the case for Taiwan as a reliable democratic partner in international collaborations.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung noted that Taiwan produces more than 90 percent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors and plays a leading role in the global production of artificial intelligence servers. Taiwan’s semiconductor industry supports many of the most innovative enterprises, making it a major force propelling technological progress in the AI era, he added.
Lin further expounded on Taiwan’s work to jointly construct safer and more resilient high-tech supply chains with democratic partners by incorporating these nations’ advantages in advanced design, equipment and manufacturing. He cited Taiwan’s participation in bilateral and multilateral mechanisms such as the Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue and the U.S. Pax Silica declaration as a key factor in facilitating the expansion of local enterprises into global markets. (POC-E)
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The forum, which took place alongside the last day of SEMICON Taiwan 2026, drew over 200 academic, governmental and industrial representatives from Europe, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S., the MOFA said. Participating speakers included Glenn Tiffert, contributor to “Silicon Triangle: The United States, Taiwan, China, and Global Semiconductor Security;” Mathieu Duchâtel, author of the paper “Economic Security: The Missing Link in EU-Japan Cooperation;” Stephen Ezell, co-author of “Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage;” and Tanemasa Asano, professor at Japan’s Kyushu University.
The ministry said the conference focused on geopolitics and AI governance, and made the case for Taiwan as a reliable democratic partner in international collaborations.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung noted that Taiwan produces more than 90 percent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors and plays a leading role in the global production of artificial intelligence servers. Taiwan’s semiconductor industry supports many of the most innovative enterprises, making it a major force propelling technological progress in the AI era, he added.
Lin further expounded on Taiwan’s work to jointly construct safer and more resilient high-tech supply chains with democratic partners by incorporating these nations’ advantages in advanced design, equipment and manufacturing. He cited Taiwan’s participation in bilateral and multilateral mechanisms such as the Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue and the U.S. Pax Silica declaration as a key factor in facilitating the expansion of local enterprises into global markets. (POC-E)
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