Taiwan's Lai urges 'non-red' supply chain to counter 'unfair' China trade

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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks to Nikkei Asia at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. (Photo by Sae Kamae)

THOMPSON CHAU, CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI

TAIPEI -- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy has turned up the heat on governments around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. Yet for Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, there is a fundamental question of values, and the answer is to focus on building a supply chain for democracies.

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