Taiwan, US eyeing supply chain, drone plans: Lai‘INDISPENSaBLE’ PARTNERS: Taiwan would accelerate aligning its trade standards with international norms, creating a predictable legal realm, the president saidBy Chen Yun / Staff reporterTaiwan and the US are preparing to establish working groups to advance initiatives in critical areas such as supply chain resilience and drone system certification, with the aim of building a secure and resilient supply chain, President William Lai (賴清德) told a news conference at the Presidential Office yesterday as he unveiled three key strategic directions for bilateral cooperation. The three key strategic directions for Taiwan-US cooperation are “strengthening economic security, fostering an innovation economy and securing a prosperous future,” he said. Moving forward, the two governments would set up working groups to develop a safer, more resilient supply chain, he said. Taiwan and the US are highly complementary strategic partners and together they aim to build an innovation-driven economy, Lai said. Asked about supply chain security, Kung said that the two sides also discussed ensuring the security of AI supply chains.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 17:13 UTC