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Source: Nikkei Asia
Taiwan says security talks with Japan focused on TSMC investment
Ruling parties from both sides hold first ever joint security dialogue
TAIPEI -- Security talks between Taipei and Tokyo on Friday were focused on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s planned investment in Japan and future collaboration on the chip supply chain, a key lawmaker in Taiwan's ruling party said.
The comments were made at the first ever regional security dialogue between the ruling parties of Taiwan and Japan -- a meeting, already condemned by Beijing, that comes amid growing Chinese aggression in the region.
Source: Nikkei Asia
Taiwan says security talks with Japan focused on TSMC investment
Ruling parties from both sides hold first ever joint security dialogue
Senior lawmakers from Taiwan and Japan's ruling parties hold the first ever security dialogue between the two sides. (Photo supplied by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party)
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers | August 27, 2021
TAIPEI -- Security talks between Taipei and Tokyo on Friday were focused on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s planned investment in Japan and future collaboration on the chip supply chain, a key lawmaker in Taiwan's ruling party said.
The comments were made at the first ever regional security dialogue between the ruling parties of Taiwan and Japan -- a meeting, already condemned by Beijing, that comes amid growing Chinese aggression in the region.
"Collaboration on the semiconductor industry was one of the key focuses of the talks," Lo Chih-cheng, of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, told reporters after the closed-door online meeting. "We talked about how to help and facilitate TSMC and other key companies' investments there."
TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, is finalizing plans to build its first chip facility in Japan, the Nikkei Asia first reported in July.
Major economies around the world are seeking to bring chip production on shore to strengthen supply chains due to national security concerns. However, TSMC's investment in Japan is subject to negotiations with the Japanese government and whether Tokyo can provide enough support and incentives to help the Taiwanese chipmaker meet the cost gap.
Lo said another key focus is on Taiwan's desire to participate in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Japanese representatives voiced their support and said they would help Taiwan join the 11-nation regional trade agreement.
Masahisa Sato, a lawmaker in charge of foreign affairs for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was less explicit than his Taiwanese counterparts.
"There was an exchange of opinions that semiconductors and TPP were also very meaningful in terms of economic security," Sato said at separate briefing in Tokyo.
Taiwan's DPP was represented by Lo, a member of its parliamentary foreign affairs committee, and Tsai Shih-ying, of its defense committee. Japan's LDP sent Sato and Taku Otsuka, who heads the party's panel on defense issues.
Possible "U.S.-Japan-Taiwan" collaborations were also discussed, as well as the potential cooperation of "Japan, Taiwan, and a third-place," according to Lo, declined to elaborate on the details.
Tsai Shih-ying said the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan would further cooperate on maritime rescue cooperation. The talks also touched on potential defense collaboration, but Tsai would not go into details citing the sensitivity of the issue.
Lo said the next talks between the two sides could be held by higher-level party officials.
Japan, which does not formally recognize Taiwan, proposed that the talks would be better held in a semi-official capacity between the ruling parties rather than the administrations, a person with direct knowledge told Nikkei Asia.
The relationship between Tokyo and Taipei has blossomed in recent years. Japan has donated more than 3 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Taiwan over the past few months, and mentioned Taiwan for the first time in a statement after a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden.
The dialogue comes as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes her first visit to Southeast Asia since President Joe Biden came to office. A British aircraft carrier held its first drill on Tuesday with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces off the south of Okinawa, close to Taiwan's shores.
Analysts say the Japan-Taiwan meeting and Harris's trip signal deepening collaboration of Washington, Tokyo and Taipei in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's growing regional sway.
Ian Tsung-yen Chen, an assistant professor at National Sun Yat-sen University, said this is the first time for Japan and Taiwan to hold talks over "high politics," or issues involving national security, rather than the "low politics" of international trade, investment, or human rights.
Please go to Nikkei Asia to read more.
Major economies around the world are seeking to bring chip production on shore to strengthen supply chains due to national security concerns. However, TSMC's investment in Japan is subject to negotiations with the Japanese government and whether Tokyo can provide enough support and incentives to help the Taiwanese chipmaker meet the cost gap.
Lo said another key focus is on Taiwan's desire to participate in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Japanese representatives voiced their support and said they would help Taiwan join the 11-nation regional trade agreement.
Masahisa Sato, a lawmaker in charge of foreign affairs for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was less explicit than his Taiwanese counterparts.
"There was an exchange of opinions that semiconductors and TPP were also very meaningful in terms of economic security," Sato said at separate briefing in Tokyo.
Taiwan's DPP was represented by Lo, a member of its parliamentary foreign affairs committee, and Tsai Shih-ying, of its defense committee. Japan's LDP sent Sato and Taku Otsuka, who heads the party's panel on defense issues.
Possible "U.S.-Japan-Taiwan" collaborations were also discussed, as well as the potential cooperation of "Japan, Taiwan, and a third-place," according to Lo, declined to elaborate on the details.
Tsai Shih-ying said the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan would further cooperate on maritime rescue cooperation. The talks also touched on potential defense collaboration, but Tsai would not go into details citing the sensitivity of the issue.
Lo said the next talks between the two sides could be held by higher-level party officials.
Japan, which does not formally recognize Taiwan, proposed that the talks would be better held in a semi-official capacity between the ruling parties rather than the administrations, a person with direct knowledge told Nikkei Asia.
The relationship between Tokyo and Taipei has blossomed in recent years. Japan has donated more than 3 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Taiwan over the past few months, and mentioned Taiwan for the first time in a statement after a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden.
The dialogue comes as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes her first visit to Southeast Asia since President Joe Biden came to office. A British aircraft carrier held its first drill on Tuesday with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces off the south of Okinawa, close to Taiwan's shores.
Analysts say the Japan-Taiwan meeting and Harris's trip signal deepening collaboration of Washington, Tokyo and Taipei in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's growing regional sway.
Ian Tsung-yen Chen, an assistant professor at National Sun Yat-sen University, said this is the first time for Japan and Taiwan to hold talks over "high politics," or issues involving national security, rather than the "low politics" of international trade, investment, or human rights.
Please go to Nikkei Asia to read more.
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President Biden was criticized for "sleeping" when Israel's PM Bennett was talking with Biden at the White House. Remember when Biden said he was Israel's greatest supporter and a Zionist? Yeah right, that's politician talk. Has anyone wondered what was going through Biden's head while he appeared to be sleeping or ignoring Israel's PM Bennett at the White House recently? Some have speculated a full scale US military invasion of Israel. Secure the technology and bring it back to America just as TSMC is manufacturing a $12 billion microprocessing FAB facility in Arizona. China can then go piss up a rope as world capital investments are redirected.
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