“Our high-tech sector, especially in semiconductors, has become an integral part of the global economy: in an era where artificial intelligence also determines power, Taiwan’s chip industry also anchors global prosperity,” he said. … In Berlin, former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her speech at the conference Berlin Freedom Conference. This event comes within the framework of commemorative activities marking the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Tsai Ing-wen traveled to Germany on a private visit, without a public agenda or official contacts with German institutions or the government. The fact is that the convenient context of the Berlin Freedom Conference gave him the opportunity to exchange views privately with German politicians from the government parties and to convey many important messages informally.
The United States and Europe still dominate the production of advanced chips, specialized software, and semiconductor manufacturing machines. China relies on companies such as Dutch ASML for extreme ultraviolet lithography, which is essential for advanced chips. US restrictions on Huawei and other Chinese companies have highlighted this technological vulnerability, and the Chinese regime will not expose itself to the risk of international sanctions as long as this reliance continues. But the Asian giant is working hard to achieve technological sovereignty and is already on the verge of achieving it, according to Tsai Ing-wen, who is also convinced that once Beijing stops fearing the possibility of international sanctions, it will control Taiwan.
“Now, initiatives are necessary to help Taiwan strengthen its defense and social resilience in the face of threats,” he said, also stressing that Taiwan is ready to fight back. “We are also willing to bear our share of the burden and do not take the support of our security partners for granted,” he added, expressing Taiwan’s readiness to actively participate and compensate the countries that were affected. Help support their democracy against Chinese totalitarianism.
These are messages that Taiwan cannot officially convey to European governments, because it only maintains formal diplomatic relations with the Vatican. Not only Germany, but also Great Britain, France, Lithuania and Poland, have ignored Beijing’s complaints about visits by senior officials from Taiwan, the only means of direct communication. On this occasion, Tsai Ing-wen used the visit to seek support for democracy in Taiwan, which support will be achieved in the near future, as she expects China to try to extend its authoritarian arm.
Tsai Ing-wen is convinced that as soon as Beijing stops fearing the prospect of international sanctions, it will take control of Taiwan.
Figures presented in Berlin suggest that between 3.1 and 5.7 billion people live under authoritarian regimes, depending on how they are defined. The Democracy Index 2024 estimates that 39% of the world’s population lives under dictatorships and records a continuing decline in democracies around the world since 2000. Countries such as Serbia and Georgia are included in this edition because of rampant democratic decline.
“Here you celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall as a nostalgic thing from the history of the 20th century, but we continue to fight for its fall in our country, Venezuela, as well as in many other countries such as Russia, Belarus, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Myanmar and more than 60 countries present here today,” said Leopoldo Lopez, co-founder, who participated in the conference. Garry Kasparov He presented the approach taken by the World Freedom Congress.
Karen Kanyimba, an activist, lawyer and daughter of the famous Rwandan oppositionist Paul Rusesabagina, threatened the conference plenary session, saying: “You dictators of the world: we know who you are, your time is running out.” “Despotism is the evil that generates all other evils, from war to hunger and corruption. That’s why we fight!” declared former chess champion Kasparov. Delegates from around the world voted for Felix Maradiaga, a Nicaraguan academic and political activist, as the association’s new president. Oguzan Albayrak, a former Turkish diplomat in exile, concluded: “Our vision is clear: a democratic, rules-based world order, where freedom flourishes and governments are accountable to their people, responsive to their aspirations.”
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