The Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) held its 2026 Annual Forum “National Strategic Summit on Supply Chain Resilience” on June 6. The forum drew nearly 600 participants from industry, government, and academia, and was covered by 13 domestic and international media outlets — including Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Central News Agency, The Liberty Times, United Daily News, Storm Media, Up Media, TechNews, DIGITIMES, Taipei Times, NOWnews, Mirror News, and TaiwanPlus — generating over 34 online, print, and broadcast news hits.
The forum focused on how Taiwan can strengthen industrial and national resilience amid escalating U.S.–China technology competition and the ongoing restructuring of global supply chains. American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene and U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar both underscored in their remarks the importance of Taiwan enhancing its own resilience.
Director Greene’s comments calling on Taiwan to “spend smarter” on defense by investing in unmanned systems as a critical means of building deterrence were widely quoted across media outlets.
Media attention centered on: Taiwan’s strategy for maintaining its pivotal position in the global chip and AI industries amid U.S.–China tech competition; the construction of a trustworthy AI ecosystem; and the challenges of energy security and critical infrastructure protection. Notably, Taiwan Power Company Vice President Wu Chin-chung’s remarks on the rising cybersecurity threats facing energy systems, and insights shared by Ukrainian experts on defense technology innovation and unmanned systems development forged under wartime conditions, drew significant media interest.
Delegation Media Engagements
Visiting delegation members also participated in individual media interviews during their time in Taiwan, sharing perspectives on technology security, supply chain resilience, and industrial cooperation.
Chip War author Chris Miller, in an interview with Storm Media, noted that in the current U.S.–China tech war, China will continue to leverage government subsidies to develop its domestic advanced industries, further intensifying friction with major trading partners including Taiwan.
Chris McGuire — formerly Deputy Senior Director for Technology and National Security at the U.S. National Security Council and currently a Senior Fellow for China and Emerging Technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) — told TaiwanPlus that chip export controls remain an essential policy tool for safeguarding technology security amid competition and national security challenges, and that corporate interests and national strategic interests do not always align.
David Feith — Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Senior Director for Technology and National Security at the U.S. National Security Council — told The Liberty Times that Taiwan’s role in global AI manufacturing and technology supply chains is irreplaceable, and that if China were to control Taiwan, future technology could come to be dominated by the CCP’s authoritarian regime.
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) CEO Michael Robbins, in interviews with Liberty Times and Mirror News, stated that stable and predictable defense procurement demand is a critical foundation for advancing the unmanned systems industry, and that Taiwan’s manufacturing strengths present an opportunity for the island to play an increasingly important role in the global drone supply chain.
Nikkei Asia also published an in-depth analysis of the impact of the Legislative Yuan’s cuts to the special defense budget on Taiwan’s drone industry development, citing DSET Policy Analyst Cathy Fang, Thunder tiger General Manager Gene Su, and Robbins. Robbins noted that the adjustments to Taiwan’s drone-related budget were disappointing and may send an wrong signal to domestic industries looking to expand their production capacity.
DSET thanks all media for their coverage of the forum and delegation engagements. It will continue to use international collaboration platforms to deepen exchanges between Taiwan and like-minded nations on technology, energy, and supply chain resilience.
