00:00President Lai Ching-Zhe is urging his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to convince Beijing
00:04to abandon its military ambitions toward Taiwan, a move he says is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize.
00:11Lai made the comments in an interview with American talk show host Buck Sexton in Taipei.
00:16He said Taiwan is open to negotiations with China if there is mutual dignity.
00:20Beijing claims Taiwan and has not ruled out the use of force to take it.
00:24On semiconductors, Lai said Taiwan is willing to work with the U.S. and help it become a global AI hub.
00:31Taipei recently rejected a Washington proposal to move half of its chip production to the U.S.
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