00:00Supply chain experts are calling for Taiwan to build partnerships with other democracies
00:05to avoid depending on authoritarian countries for critical minerals.
00:11But it's non-rate supply chain, more like referring to number one rule base,
00:17and number two is of course like-minded, that's the second element.
00:22And number three is de-risking.
00:25Experts from around the world met in Taipei for the first think-tank summit
00:32organized by the Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation and the Foreign Ministry.
00:37They said that Taiwan would be critical for helping Western countries reduce their reliance on China.
00:43Beyond semiconductors, they highlighted Taiwan's growing drone and robotics industries
00:48as areas where the country could make the largest impact.
00:51The experts also spoke about the shared threats that democracies face from authoritarian countries
00:57like the sabotage of submarine cables and grey zone tactics.
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