On October 5 and 6, 2020, the US-Taiwan Business Council welcomed the bilateral defense community at the 2020 Virtual US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference. We were disappointed that the attendees were unable to gather in person this year, as the face-to-face interactions at the annual conference are so important. However, we were delighted to have a […]
On May 6-9, 2019, Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers, Vice President Lotta Danielsson, and representatives from U.S. and international defense companies traveled to Taiwan. The Council delegation and the Taiwan Defense Industry Development Association (TW-DIDA) met to discuss bilateral cooperation issues and conduct site visits with Taiwan defense contractors and local manufacturers active in the defense […]
On February 13-15, 2019, Council Chairman Michael Splinter traveled to Taiwan together with President Rupert Hammond-Chambers, members of the Council’s Board of Directors, and a large delegation of U.S. company representatives. In Taiwan, the delegation met with senior members of the Taiwan government – including with President Tsai Ing-wen. The delegation members learned more about […]
The US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2018 was held on October 28-30, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland. This was the seventeenth annual event in a series of ongoing conferences addressing the future of U.S. defense cooperation with Taiwan, the defense procurement process, and Taiwan’s defense and national security needs. The conference opened with a discussion on Taiwan’s […]
Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers traveled to Taiwan to attend the opening of the new American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) facilities in Taipei on June 12, 2018, and to meet with members, government officials, and business leaders to promote bilateral trade and business relations.