Premier Cho Jung-tai said that Taiwan would continue to work with like-minded countries to reinforce the rule of law at the 7th Taiwan-Western Asia & Africa Forum on Regional Security and Transnational Crime (TWAF) Oct. 29 in Taipei City.
Cho pointed out that Africa and West Asia play a vital role in global politics and economic conditions due to their mineral resources, population growth and strategic maritime positions. He added that Taiwan plays a key role in the democratic supply chain and is also a major pillar of regional safety.
The premier noted that national defense expenditures account for 3.32 percent of gross domestic product in the proposed 2026 budget, based on the standard followed by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The world currently faces challenges in the areas of digital fraud and rapidly spreading disinformation due to generative AI technologies, Cho said. He described Taiwan’s strategy to counter such issues, which includes elements such as cultivating media literacy, monitoring information security and establishing interministerial response mechanisms.
The first symposium in the series was co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2013. This year’s event drew a total of 280 law enforcement officials and experts from 45 countries, including prominent attendees like Jennifer Anson, national security coordinator for Palau; Manoma Vusie Masango, Eswatini’s national commissioner of police; and Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the U.S.-based nonprofit American Foreign Policy Council. (POC-E)
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Cho pointed out that Africa and West Asia play a vital role in global politics and economic conditions due to their mineral resources, population growth and strategic maritime positions. He added that Taiwan plays a key role in the democratic supply chain and is also a major pillar of regional safety.
The premier noted that national defense expenditures account for 3.32 percent of gross domestic product in the proposed 2026 budget, based on the standard followed by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The world currently faces challenges in the areas of digital fraud and rapidly spreading disinformation due to generative AI technologies, Cho said. He described Taiwan’s strategy to counter such issues, which includes elements such as cultivating media literacy, monitoring information security and establishing interministerial response mechanisms.
The first symposium in the series was co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2013. This year’s event drew a total of 280 law enforcement officials and experts from 45 countries, including prominent attendees like Jennifer Anson, national security coordinator for Palau; Manoma Vusie Masango, Eswatini’s national commissioner of police; and Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the U.S.-based nonprofit American Foreign Policy Council. (POC-E)
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