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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Sarah Wu and Ben Blanchard

Taiwan touts 'democracy chips' in meeting with U.S. state governor

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan in this handout image released August 22, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

Taiwan wants to ensure its partners have reliable supplies of semiconductors, or "democracy chips", President Tsai Ing-wen told the governor of the U.S. state of Indiana on Monday, saying China's threats mean fellow democracies have to cooperate.

Governor Eric Holcomb, a Republican, is making the third trip to Taiwan this month by a U.S. delegation after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited briefly, infuriating China, which views Taiwan as its own territory.

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