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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