US Federal Communications Commissioner Visits Taiwan for Talks on Cybersecurity Cooperation

Brendan Carr, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in Washington on March 31, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Brendan Carr, commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is visiting Taiwan this week to discuss cybersecurity cooperation, making him the first sitting FCC member to visit the self-ruled island.

In an interview with Axios, Carr said that he will meet with officials from Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry and National Communications Commission, citing the importance of Taiwan’s chip industry to U.S. economic growth.