US Says 'Pax Silica' May Add New Partners in Early 2026

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US officials say Pax Silica, a US-led initiative to secure AI and technology supply chains, could add new members in the first quarter of 2026. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg made the comments after TaiwanPlus asked why Taiwan was not included as a full member of the initiative despite being the world’s leading supplier of AI chips. Taiwan was instead named a “guest contributor,” alongside the EU, Canada and the OECD.

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00:00Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery at Russian positions in eastern Ukraine.

00:07With guns still hot, another fight continues thousands of miles away at negotiating tables

00:13in Miami, where Russian and U.S. officials met to discuss terms for ending the nearly

00:18four-year conflict.

00:20In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the U.S. has proposed a new

00:33format that would bring representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and the EU to the

00:38same table.

00:39With Ukrainian negotiators also in active talks with Washington, Zelenskyy is still taking

00:45a cautious tone.

00:50The European Union has recently pledged more than 100 billion U.S. dollars in aid for

01:03Ukraine over the next two years.

01:06But back on the front lines…

01:07Troops holding the line in Donetsk say promises of a ceasefire could be a trap.

01:14I don't believe in peace, because it's just a lot of pressure.

01:21Everyone of us understands that if even if it stops, it stops, it stops, as soon as it is,

01:27it stops.

01:28We understand that it's not for a long time.

01:30Why?

01:31Because it takes more power, keeps it up and goes on.

01:35Negotiations in Miami are set to continue on Sunday.

01:37But with frontline troops preparing for another winter of war, the gap between the conference

01:43room and the battlefield remains wide.

01:46Hank Xu and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.

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