The US -Taiwan National Defense Industry Conference re -evaluated the threats faced by

The 2023 US -Taiwan Defense Industry Conference appeared in Virginia, USA on October 1. The meeting focused on re -evaluating the threats facing Taiwan, including the situation and policy changes after the election of the presidential elections in Taiwan and the United States.The U.S. State Department and the Ministry of Defense sent senior officials to attend and speeches. The three major parties in Taiwan have representatives to the meeting to explain the national defense policy of their respective presidential candidates to the United States.

The US -Taiwan National Defense Industry Conference, which discusses the US -Taiwan defense cooperation and military procurement, is a semi -official forum hosted by the American and Taiwan Chamber of Commerce. It has been held in the United States and Taiwan since 2002.Due to the sensitivity of the incident, the three -day meeting closed the door throughout the journey.

The US attendees include Laura Rosenberger, chairman of the United States Association (AIT), former American Pacific Fleet Commander Scott Swift, former Pacific Marine Corps Steven Rudder (Steven Rudder), and national defense.Former India -Pacific Security Affairs Assistant Minister Randall Schriver.

AIT Chairman attended and declared the United States' policy on Taiwan every year. What attracted more attention was that the U.S. State Department sent members to attend the second consecutive year.The official level is higher than the director of the Ministry of Political and Military Regional Safety and Weapon Transfer Office Laura Cressey last year.

Jedidiah Royal, chief assistant minister of the Ministry of Defense's India -Pacific Safety Affairs, also attended, and both of them and Risnik will give a closed -door speech.

The Taiwan side was led by Xu Yanzhang, deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense. Members include Su Ziyun, Director of the National Defense Strategy and Resources of the National Defense Safety Research Institute, General Chen Yongkang, retired navy, and retired General Tian Zai and Taiwan Strait Safety Research AnalysisDirector of the Center Mei Fuxing and so on.

The DPP, which ruling, and the Kuomintang of the two major parties in the wild, and the people's party, explained the national defense policies of their respective party presidential candidates.The representatives of the three parties include Zhao Yixiang, director of the DPP International Affairs Department, Huang Jiezheng, representative of the Kuomintang in the United States, and Wu Xinying, legislators of the people, and Zhou Taizhu, secretary general.This is the first time since the founding of the People's Party sent to the meeting.

Rupert Hammond-Chambers, hosted by the President of the United States and Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, said that this year is the largest year of the same scale and more than 200 people attended the meeting.

According to the agenda, the first meeting will make the latest evaluation of the most serious threats facing Taiwan. The root cause of the main risks and the new threats faced will also discuss the impact of the Ukraine War and the challenges of the supply chain.

The second game explores how the Taiwan defense policy of the United States has changed, expanded, and the new bilateral communication channels in Taiwan and the United States, including the situation after the election of the Taiwan and the US presidential elections next year and the possible policy changes.

Taiwan will hold the presidential election on January 13, 2024, and the United States will hold the presidential election on November 5 of the same year.Han Ruber pointed out that no matter what the results of the Taiwan election next year, the US -Taiwan defense relationship will be continuous, and no matter who is in power, it can be expected to be continuously implemented.

The third meeting will discuss the gap between the ability of the United States and Taiwan's defense cooperation and study how to fill these missing, so that emerging technologies and industries can play a role in this regard.The fourth game is mainly about information operations and network security.

The last game will review key infrastructure in Taiwan, including key nodes such as transportation, telecommunications, energy, and strategic paralysis that may play in potential conflicts.The members of the group will discuss how the US -Taiwan industry provides solutions.