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Stark Warnings at Taiwan's Yushan Forum
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3/17/2025
Dignitaries from around the world are gathering in Taipei for the annual Yushan Forum, a rare chance for Taiwan to engage in much-needed diplomacy.
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This is the Yushan Forum, a meeting of global dignitaries here in Taipei hosted by Taiwan's
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foreign ministry. Now in its eighth year, the annual two-day meeting looks to build
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bridges across the Indo-Pacific, raise Taiwan's voice in the region and lessen economic reliance
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on China.
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President Lai Ching-de says this push should now include like-minded countries further
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afield. This year, a number of important figures from Europe attended, warning of new
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geopolitical uncertainties under US President Donald Trump.
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Since January, the relationship has become increasingly transactional. President Trump
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sees the world in terms of three power centres – Washington, Beijing and Moscow. We need
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to ask what that means for countries like Taiwan.
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Taiwan uses this forum to push its soft power and foster people-to-people connections, highlighting
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its position as a high-tech hub that can use semiconductors, artificial intelligence
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and quantum technology for good.
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Taiwan is intent on working side-by-side with other countries to face the challenges of
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this new era. Today's Taiwan celebrates not only the democratic achievements that are
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recognised by the international community, but also our strength in the semiconductor
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and tech industries, which enable us to play a key role in restructuring global democratic
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supply chains and economic order.
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Taiwan faces an uphill battle in engaging in important diplomacy like this. China, which
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claims Taiwan as part of its territory, hits out at other countries for engaging with Taiwan
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diplomatically. But the messages from this forum are clear – that the world order is
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in flux, authoritarian leaders are emboldened and like-minded countries must stick together.
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Klein Wang and Rick Lowatt in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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