Minister Tang, digital and democracy, these two worlds, how can they fit together? How could you make it fit so well together?
You said often democracy improves as more people participate, of course. So how Taiwan was able to improve its people’s participation to democracy?
Could you provide, maybe, an example of it?
What is the digital and technology role in fighting the pandemic and in Taiwan?
I actually many times wrote that on January 3rd, 2020. I came here for following the election. I already experienced that the Taiwan airport there were the thermal scanners.
In Italy, we tend to think that giving more room to digital and technology could threaten the privacy. Is this true or there is a way to combine the two things. I mean, safety and also privacy?
Would you consider Taiwan a digital sovereign state and what Taiwan is doing about the data protection?
Yeah, I mean that.
No.
In China, we are seeing a crackdown, if this is the correct word on digital and tech platforms. First of all, I wish to ask you if this is the correct word to describe it, crackdown or rectification or what else, and what’s at risk in this process?
OK. Back into Taiwan, because I think that some companies like TSMC, for example, of Foxconn Hon Hai, sometimes they act as diplomatic actors, for example when in purchasing the…
Yeah. I want to ask, what’s the relationship between Taiwan government, Taiwan state and its private companies?
Another thing is, Taiwan to participate to the democratic supply chains that now US, and I know the US are trying to push excluding China. For example, on some particular sector like technology.
Is there still a need of another conversation about this, for example about semi conductors?
Do you think that the Taiwan international space recognition is increasing recently? Also, how can Taiwan apply digital democracy to help Taiwan to reach abroad the same results as it did on board, to strengthen the relationships and partnerships?
My last question: can Taiwan’s model be applied also somewhere else and be an example for somewhere else?
But very often in the Western world we are experiencing a lack of a long view.
Thank you, Minister. I think that’s all for our interview.
OK.
