FOX Enterprise’ Lydia Hu spoke with Taiwan’s ambassador to the US about President Donald Trump’s potential $40 billion arms deal, rising China tensions and why Taiwan says U.S. ties are crucial to international stability.
As President Donald Trump weighs a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, communication between Taipei and Washington stays ongoing, in accordance with Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s Consultant to the U.S.
“It is a fixed factor,” Yui mentioned. “It is an ongoing dialogue. It isn’t simply if it does not occur, it ends. It is only a continuum of issues.”
Taiwan can also be rising its personal protection spending. Lawmakers just lately authorised a supplemental protection package deal price roughly $25 billion, although Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te had pushed for nearer to $40 billion.
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Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., proper, greets Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s consultant to the U.S., earlier than a gathering within the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photographs)
“My authorities is doing what it may,” Yui mentioned. “However once more, I need to stress the dedication of the Taiwanese individuals to defend ourselves by way of our personal means and assist from every other ally is greater than welcome.”
Yui argued semiconductor manufacturing is among the clearest causes the U.S. ought to proceed supporting Taiwan militarily. Taiwan produces roughly 90% of the world’s superior semiconductor chips, forming what he described as a deeply interconnected international provide chain.
The Taipei 101 constructing and different buildings are illuminated at nightfall in Taipei, Taiwan. (I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
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“The USA is superb at designing the chips, and we’re excellent at scaling and fabricating the chips utilizing machines from america, from the Netherlands, from Japan,” Yui mentioned. “This triangle of partnership works very nicely.”
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Taiwan has additionally pledged to take a position $250 billion in semiconductor and know-how manufacturing within the U.S. as Trump pushes to increase home chip manufacturing.
“It isn’t that straightforward. However we’re making an attempt to carry manufacturing to america once more, as a result of it additionally fits our curiosity to increase our manufacturing,” mentioned Yui.
Taiwan has additionally pledged to take a position $250 billion in semiconductor and know-how manufacturing within the U.S. (Lyu Bin/VCG by way of Getty Photographs)
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Yui additionally pushed again on any suggestion that Taiwan is shifting towards independence, saying the island’s authorities is engaged on sustaining the established order.
“There is no such thing as a Taiwan independence motion in Taiwan as a result of there is no such thing as a want. We in Taiwan [are] referred to as Republic of China, we’re already a sovereign, impartial nation,” Yui mentioned. “We’re simply making an attempt to protect the established order as it’s.”
