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According to the Financial Times, Taiwan and the US are planning to expand collaboration on drone technology to establish a “China-free” supply chain, including setting up factories in the US that some Taiwanese lawmakers say would boost Taiwan's economy and national security. The director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the US' de facto embassy, called drone collaboration between the two countries a "perfect match."

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00:00Taiwan is strengthening its drone cooperation with the U.S.
00:05Washington has reportedly invited Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
00:10to lead a national team of drone firms to set up factories in the U.S.,
00:15aimed at building a China-free supply chain.
00:18A lawmaker says the initiative would boost Taiwan's security and its economy.
00:30That's not the only big news for Taiwan's drone ambitions.
00:45The Financial Times reports that Washington plans to send a representative to Taiwan this year
00:50to speed up cooperation on drones and tap into Taiwan's tech sector.
00:54The Defense Ministry says Taiwan and the U.S. have long maintained close military cooperation.
01:00but declined to comment on specific cases.
01:03The developments have some hoping Taiwan's defense industry can go global
01:07and even become the country's next signature industry.
01:10This and other cooperation on drones have received growing fanfare from the U.S. side.
01:34Earlier this year, the director of the American Institutes in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. Embassy,
01:41called the countries a perfect match when it comes to drone tech.
01:45More recently, the AIT has stressed publicly that it's actively engaging with Taiwan's ruling
01:50and main opposition parties on the defense budget.
01:53With reports now emerging that Taiwan plans to send a national drone team to the U.S.,
01:59these unmanned vehicles look set to become a key pillar of U.S.-Taiwan defense industry cooperation.
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