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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, right, meets Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb at the presidential office in Taipei on Aug. 22. (Taiwan Presidential Office/handout via Reuters) © Reuters
August 23, 2022 00:01 JST
TAIPEI (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.