Taiwan Is Key to Democratic Supply Chain, Says Taiwanese Diplomat

Diplomat Wu Chih-hsiang pointed out that a large portion of the world’s container ships pass through the Taiwan Strait each year.

TECO Director General Wu Chih-hsiang (5th L) at the Silicon Valley Association of Conservative Republicans in San Francisco on April 22, 2026. Nathan Su/The Epoch Times

What happens on the other side of the Pacific Ocean impacts the United States, a Taiwanese diplomat said during a presentation to a Republican group in California on April 22.

“Taiwan is committed to working with its partners to build a trusted, resilient, and integrated supply chain,” said Wu Chih-hsiang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in San Francisco.