COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Taiwan s President offered on Monday (May 10) to work with the European Union (EU) to boost its supply of semiconductors in the face of a global shortage of chips, of which the island is a major producer. Taiwan will continue to engage with the EU and other democratic partners to establish a more resilient supply of critical goods such as semiconductors and medical supplies, President Tsai Ing-wen said in a video message broadcast at a democracy conference in Copenhagen.
She also renewed her call to negotiate an investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan.
Taiwan s high-tech chip manufacturing plants are among the largest and most advanced in the world, with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) leading the market.
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KABUL At least 25 people were killed and 52 wounded after three consecutive explosions rocked outside a school in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police confirmed. The latest figures found 25 martyred and 52 wounded were transported from today s incident and the toll and number of wounded may change, Basir Mujahed from capital police told reporters via a text message. (Afghanistan-Kabul-Explosion) - - - - TEHRAN Iran reported on Saturday 13,576 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country s total infections to 2,640,670. The pandemic has so far claimed 74,524 lives in Iran, up by 283 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a written briefing published on its official website. (Iran-COVID-19)
In a world in which democracy is on the ropes, President Biden’s idea to mobilize a broad coalition of democratic governments to contain the rise of authoritarian powers like China and Russia appears eminently sensible. It also resonates with the progressive moment within the United States and Americans determination to re-invent their democracy. But there’s a snag: In order to succeed building broader democratic coalition, the United States should jettison its monopoly on defining who is democratic; otherwise it will end up with a coalition either too limited to serve America’s strategic interests or with a coalition making Washington look indefensibly hypocritical.
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Editor : Jing Yuxin
ECNS App Download Nearly half (44 percent) of people around the world are concerned that the U.S. threatens democracy in their country, according to a survey. (Picture by Yao Lan)
By John Lee
(ECNS) A recent survey by Alliance of Democracies found that 45 percent of Europeans thought the U.S. has a negative rather than positive impact on democracy (45 percent negative vs 38 percent positive). Moreover, nearly half (44 percent) of people around the world are concerned that the U.S. threatens democracy in their country.
U.S. democracy did little to benefit its people, considering 579,000 Americans died from COVID-19, hate crimes surged, and gun-related cases resulted in over 10,000 deaths so far this year. Besides, the U.S. has frequently achieved its strategic goals via military threats, political isolation, economic sanctions, and technological block