The ruling parties of Taiwan and Japan agreed to boost economic security cooperation, with a focus on supply chain resilience for semiconductors and other crucial items. Although Chinese-claimed Taiwan and Japan do not have formal diplomatic connections, they maintain close unofficial ties and share concerns about China, particularly its increased military activities near the two. During the online meeting of Dec. 24, Japanese officials stated that the two countries, as well as the United States, needed to work together to build resilient supply chains such as semiconductors in response to China’s high-tech investments. “At the moment, we must exert maximum effort to address the semiconductor shortage, but areas of collaboration should be expanded as we move forward,” said Akimasa Ishikawa, head of the Economy, Trade, and Industry Division of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who participated in the meeting. The meeting, following initial discussions in late August, was attended by two …