On May 20, DSET CEO Jeremy Chih-Cheng Chang and Tsaiying Lu, Director of Energy Resilience met with Katsuya Yamamoto, a retired Rear Admiral from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and current director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)’s Strategy and Deterrence Program.
SPF is a private, non-profit foundation with a long history of conducting research in national security, maritime affairs, and international relations, supported by experts in military, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
During the meeting, Dr. Chang emphasized the mutual objective shared by DSET and SPF: to promote strategic dialogues among allied nations, particularly Taiwan and Japan, to bolster economic, national, and cyber security through enhanced regional collaboration.
Dr. Tsaiying Lu provided an in-depth overview of her team’s research focus at the intersection of energy and national security. She outlined Taiwan’s energy security concerns, particularly regarding the potential disruption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chains under scenarios of quarantine or blockade. These maritime interruptions, potentially triggered by PRC, could significantly impact Taiwan’s energy supply and create ripple effects on the maritime logistics of allied nations, endangering overall regional energy security.
Director Yamamoto and his team expressed a keen interest in the DSET’s insights, particularly in light of their extensive work on risk assessments related to the Taiwan Strait Crisis. This issue remains a cornerstone of concern for many island nations within the Indo-Pacific region.
As a result of this fruitful dialogue, DSET and SPF have agreed to pursue specific collaboration plans aimed at deepening discussions and addressing key issues between Taiwan and Japan. This partnership underscores the commitment of both organizations to advance security and resilience in the face of evolving global challenges.
