Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said that submarine cables are the lifeline of the global digital economy. Taiwan is willing to work hand in hand with its European democratic partners to enhance the security and resilience of infrastructure, and, through government and civil cooperation, strengthen the integration of technology and democratic freedom to jointly create a new paradigm of democratic partnership.
According to a news release from the Office of the President of Taiwan, when Lai Ching-te received participants of the Formosa Club Annual Meeting and the "Taiwan-Europe Submarine Cable Security Cooperation Forum" on the 28th, he stated that in recent years, both Taiwan and Europe have faced challenges of submarine cables being damaged or interfered with. These infrastructures are not only the lifeline of the global digital economy, but also fundamental to the communication security and economic resilience of democratic countries and regions.
He also mentioned that Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, at the Taiwan-Europe Submarine Cable Security Cooperation Forum, represented Taiwan in proposing the "International Submarine Cable Risk Management Initiative."
Lai Ching-te pointed out that Taiwan is very willing to work with Europe and other democratic partners to enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructures such as submarine cables, and is also willing to strengthen technological and democratic freedom integration with Europe through government-civil cooperation, jointly creating a new paradigm of democratic partnership.