As geopolitical shifts reshape Indo-Pacific supply chains, emerging technologies have become a strategic priority. DSET convenes experts from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea for a trilateral dialogue on semiconductor and AI supply-chain resilience, energy-security cooperation, and the development of drone industries. The event will examine shared challenges and identify pathways for future collaboration.

Event | 2025 Taiwan-Japan-Korea Trilateral Technology Dialogue
Date | December 6, 2025 (Sat.)
Time |  09:30 – 16:15   (Registration starts at 9:00)
Venue | 2F, GIS TAIPEI TECH Convention Center (Taipei City, Da’an District, Section 3, Zhongxiao E. Rd)
Language  |  The event will be conducted entirely in English, with interpretation provided on site.

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Panel I | Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience—The Northeast Asian Semiconductor Triangle: Cooperation, Competition, and Strategic Balance

As geopolitical competition intensifies, the semiconductor supply chain has become a primary arena for strategic rivalry. Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea—leaders in advanced manufacturing, key materials/equipment, and memory technology—face a dual challenge: they are simultaneously critical partners in the democratic technology ecosystem and fierce industrial competitors.

This session analyzes how this “Northeast Asian semiconductor triangle” is navigating escalating export controls and the drive for technological sovereignty. It explores the strategic adjustments each actor is making to balance national economic security, align with allied policies (such as those of the U.S.), and maintain their collective indispensability in the global supply chain.

Speakers

  • Jeremy Chang | CEO, Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET)
  • Cheng Ting-Fang | Chief Technology Correspondent, Nikkei Asia
  • Seok Joon Kwon｜Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
  • Hideki Wakabayashi｜Distinguished Professor, Research and Education Institute for Semiconductors and Informatics, Kumamoto University

Panel II | AI Supply Chain Resilience—Peripheral Innovation: Policy Pathways for AI Development Beyond the U.S.–China Axis

As AI leadership concentrates in the United States and China, smaller nations confront the dilemma of dependence versus agency. This panel examines how Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea—strong in hardware yet lagging in model and ecosystem development—seek to transform structural asymmetry into strategic advantage. Through the lens of peripheral innovation, it analyzes how these states experiment with governance frameworks, regulatory alignment, and cross-border collaboration to sustain competitiveness and assert technological sovereignty amid intensifying great-power rivalry.

Speakers

  • Kai-Shen Huang｜Director of Democratic Governance Program, DSET
  • Hung-Wen Lin｜Author of The Radiance of the Chip Island: TSMC, Semiconductors, the Chip War, and My 30 Years of Journalism, Consultant to BusinessToday Weekly
  • Jong Hee Park｜Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University 
  • Mitsunobu Koshiba｜Co-founder of Cdots LLC; Former President and Representative Director of JSR Corporation

Panel III | Energy Security Cooperation—Building Resilient Energy Partnerships among Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan in an Era of Indo-Pacific Uncertainty

This session analyzes the evolving energy security strategies of Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, with a focus on coordinated policy responses to supply chain disruptions and geopolitical risks in the Indo-Pacific. Discussions will address diversification, domestic resilience, and critical infrastructure protection, as well as prospects for deeper trilateral cooperation.

Speakers

  • Tsaiying Lu｜Director of Energy Security and Climate Resilience Program, DSET
  • Wei Yang, Researcher, Taiwan Climate Action Network, TCAN
  • RADM (ret.) Katsuya Yamamoto｜Senior Research Fellow, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • Korean expert (TBC)

Panel IV | Development of Drone Industries—Building a Robust Indo-Pacific Drone Supply Chain

This session will bring together researchers and industry leaders from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea to discuss their efforts in developing a resilient drone supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region. Speakers will share their experiences, explore current challenges, and identify future opportunities for collaboration.

Speakers

  • Cathy Fang｜Policy Analyst, National Security Program & Economic Security Program, DSET
  • Max Lo｜Chairman, Taiwan National Drone Industry Association
  • Hyon Lim｜Founder and CEO, UVify Inc.
  • Kakuya Iwata｜Executive Director, Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA)