President Lai urges lawmakers to support Armed Forces｜Taiwan News

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President Lai Ching-te has unveiled Taiwan’s next push into cutting-edge technology during a visit to the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Center. Lai announced expanded support for a national quantum computing strategy, highlighting recent breakthroughs such as the development of a 20-qubit superconducting quantum chip. But while the focus of the visit was tech, Lai also spoke about national defense. Lawmakers have advanced three competing versions of a special defense budget that vary dramatically in size. As such the president urged the opposition-controlled legislature to support the Armed Forces with the special budget in full and ensure that Taiwan’s security is not compromised.

President Lai Ching-te visited the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Center for the launch of a national strategy on high-speed quantum computing. During the visit, he toured exhibits featuring superconducting computers and qubit technology, and reaffirmed a promise he had made to National Science and Technology Council Head Wu Cheng-wen.

Lai Ching-te
President
The promise I made to Mr. Wu in private doesn’t count, but I would like to announce publicly again that we will strongly support the second phase of the plan. In January, we officially unveiled a 20-qubit superconducting quantum chip, allowing the world to see that Taiwan has entered the quantum technology race. Not only can we develop the technology ourselves, we can also manufacture quantum computing chips and have the ability to build quantum computers. As long as we unite and everyone across different fields gives their full effort, Taiwan will hold a highly competitive position in the future.

Though technology was the focus of the visit, Lai also addressed national defense. On Friday, the Legislative Yuan sent three versions of a special defense budget bill directly to a second reading, proposals from the Executive Yuan, the KMT caucus and the TPP caucus. The Executive Yuan’s proposal totals NT$1.25 trillion. The KMT caucus version, originally NT$350 million plus an unspecified amount, has been increased to NT$380 million plus the additional sum. The large gap between the proposals has raised concerns about Taiwan’s combat readiness. Lai called on lawmakers to support the Armed Forces.

Lai Ching-te
President
I also hope the review will be conducted based on professional judgment and the needs of the country. In particular, I hope that lawmakers, regardless of party affiliation, will demonstrate support for the Armed Forces and ensure that our national security is not discounted.

Amid rising political pressure and military intimidation from China, debate over Taiwan’s defense spending continues to intensify.

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