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Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi (陳明祺) welcomed Canadian Senator Leo Housakos to Taiwan on Wednesday.
The two sides exchanged views on deepening Taiwan-Canada economic and trade ties, healthcare cooperation, Indigenous exchanges, and countering foreign information manipulation and interference, according to the foreign ministry.
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Taiwan and Canada have highly complementary industries and could explore cooperation in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, communications resilience, and energy security.
Housakos said Taiwan and Canada share values such as democracy and human rights, making them important partners. He expressed hope that his trip would provide a deeper understanding of Taiwan’s soft power and its efforts to counter disinformation.
“While some chase fleeting ties with authoritarian regimes, our focus must remain on long-term stability with democratic allies,” Housakos posted on social media.
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Taiwan is Canada’s second-largest investment partner in Asia and its sixth-largest trading partner. It added that Taiwan would continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Canada to promote shared economic prosperity and regional peace.
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The title is pretty misleading. It’s not like this is actually a trip organized by Canada’s government. It’s a Conservative senator who initiated the trip and is leading it, not under official direction of Canada’s government. More accurate to say it’s on behalf of himself, the Senate opposition and/or the Conservative party.
It’s at least a step in the right direction. Canada needs to diversify its trade, and Taiwan has a lot to offer. Any country, particularly a democratic one that accepts the rule of law and is, therefore, reliable, must be highly welcome.
Environmental impacts aside for a sec, that would be cool if Taiwan dropped a fab up in Canadia. Fortunately/Unfortunately, I am not sure if a fab is compatible with Canada, it’s climate or geo formations. Likely not.
Such a double-edged sword. There is a bunch of suck that comes attached to a fab, but from an economic and technology perspective it would be awesome.
(10/10, would rather see a fab managed somewhat responsibly in Canada rather than here in the US. I have no proof to go with that statement, but it seems logical.)
Chip fabs need a lot of supporting tech, which is why it’s difficult to set up and more difficult to move.
