President of the @USTaiwan (US-Taiwan Business Council) & a Senior Advisor @BowerGroupAsia (BGA). Affiliations with @Project2049 (Institute) & @NCUSCR
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Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Not to be overlooked: a senior US official took a minute at the end of the briefing to call out Taiwan for failing to pass @ChingteLai's entire special defense budget:
"It was disappointing in that there was some stuff left on the cutting room floor that we believe still needs to be funded, and we would like to see the rest of the original proposed package funded."
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
After their visit to Taiwan, @SenatorShaheen, @SenJohnCurtis and colleagues wrote a letter to urge Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to approve a special defense budget to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities.
Full release ⬇️
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
USTBC President @RJHCUSTBC Comments on U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation ustaiwandefense.com/resource…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
.@_EuropeanValues Center for Security Policy hosted President of the @USTaiwan (US-Taiwan Business Council) @RJHCUSTBC to talk with Czech defence companies about working with Taiwan.
His interview with Czech Public Radio @CRozhlas @janavacl:
irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/tcha…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
The 2025 Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum will be held in Taipei on June 11, with a focus on potential partnerships in drones and unmanned vehicles, the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) said.
focustaiwan.tw/politics/2025…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Today, we concluded our Taiwan Trilateral Forum 8 (#TTF8) in #Berlin! This year featured a keynote speech by @josephwutw, Secretary-General of #Taiwan’s National Security Council. 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇹🇼
👇 Check out his full remarks on @gmfus's website below: gmfus.org/news/meeting-commo…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Thanks to @BonnieGlaser’s invitation, I was delighted to participate in the @GMFAsia #Taiwan Trilateral Forum #TTF8 in #Berlin. My key message: democracies must stay united when authoritarianism is expanding.
Today, we concluded our Taiwan Trilateral Forum 8 (#TTF8) in #Berlin! This year featured a keynote speech by @josephwutw, Secretary-General of #Taiwan’s National Security Council. 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇹🇼
👇 Check out his full remarks on @gmfus's website below: gmfus.org/news/meeting-commo…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Thanks for the suggestion! I have in fact looked up the Joint Communiques and pored through archives of the negotiations that produced them. They feature prominently in a chapter of my forthcoming book, which is now available for pre-order:
panmacmillan.com/authors/chr…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
. @SecDef “We do not seek conflict with communist China. We will not instigate nor seek to subjugate or humiliate.
President Trump and the American people have immense respect for the Chinese people and their civilization.
But we will not be pushed out of this critical region and we will not let our allies and partners be subordinated and intimidated.”
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Taiwan President William Lai offered zero tariffs as the basis for talks with the US and will not retaliate against the US’s 32% tariffs on Taiwan exports, media report, adding he pledged to remove trade barriers and boost investment by Taiwan companies in the US to “deepen Taiwan-US cooperation.” $TSM #semiconductors #semiconductor reuters.com/world/taiwan-won…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
#TSMC’s US$100B investment plan will go through the gov’t review process as required. We’ll ensure a win for all stakeholders. This is a major milestone for #Taiwan to be a key #US partner in realizing @POTUS vision of reindustrialization & the world’s AI center.
🚨 @POTUS announces a $100 BILLION new investment by TSMC in U.S. chips manufacturing!
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Perhaps unnoticed in the Trump storm, the U.S. Japan joint statement quietly introduced new language on the Taiwan Strait.
For first time, Washington and Tokyo oppose "any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coercion."
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asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tr…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sales of MK 75 Gun Mounts and C4 Modernization to Taiwan.
us-taiwan.org/resources/ustb…
(With comments by Council President @RJHCUSTBC on U.S. security assistance during the Biden Admin and outlook for 2025.)
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Taiwan rushes to build up its nascent drone industry
aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan…
(With comments by Council President @RJHCUSTBC)
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
US Taiwan Trade and Technology for the Next US Administration
youtube.com/watch?v=M_KbFzOK…
(@HudsonInstitute virtual event, featuring Council President @RJHCUSTBC )
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Some of the most successful people in the United States are from minority groups.
America is the land of opportunity 🇺🇸
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
TSMC will likely build one new fab each year in Taiwan for the next 10-years, and the nation needs to ensure sufficient power and water supplies for them, the economics minister said, media report. The minister, answering questions at the legislature, also said TSMC’s fabs in Kaohsiung, south Taiwan, are “ready to go” likely meaning in terms of power and water supplies. TSMC is readying 2nm mass production at its Kaohsiung P1 and P2 fabs next year, with plans for 4 fabs at the location. $TSM $INTC #Samsung #semiconductors #semiconductor cna.com.tw/news/afe/20241120…
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
The Taiwanese are constantly bullied and targeted by China. But, they aren’t waiting for anyone to save them or asking for a handout.
- They’ve cut their Chinese investment from 84% to 11%
- They’ve increased mandatory military service to 1 year
- They’ve stepped up joint training with the U.S.
Standing up to China means standing with Taiwan.
Rupert Hammond-Chambers 🇺🇸🇹🇼🏃🏻♂️⚽️👍 retweeted
Taiwan exported more to the US in August than it had done to China in any month in history.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @business
